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No. 31 ] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 (SRAVANA 9, 1942 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF POWER
(Energy Branch)
NOTIFICATION
The 24th July, 2020
No.10/16/2020-EV4/1536.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Punjab Electricity (Duty) Act, 2005 (Punjab Act No.9 of 2005), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to grant 100% exemption to M/S Usha Industries, Village Piareana, Tehsil and District Ferozpur from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund) for a period of ten years in terms of the Detailed Scheme and Operational Guidelines, 2018, (Industrial and Business Development Policy, 2017 ) in public interest and subject to the following conditions, namely:-
CONDITIONS
(i) the exemption, shall be granted to the said Firm for its unit of Rice Milling (Rice, Rice Bran, Phuk) as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener, District level Committee-cum-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Ferozpur vide Endorsement No. 285, dated the 28th February, 2020;
(ii) the exemption shall be granted for the period from 27th September, 2017 to 26th September, 2027 as per the Eligibility Certificate.
(iii) the rate of electricity duty exemption shall be 8% (eight percent) from 27th September, 2017 to 31st March, 2018 and 10% (ten percent) from 1st April, 2018 onwards. In the event of any revision of rate of electricity duty at any subsequent point of time, the exemption to the extent of revised levied rate of electricity duty (except contributions out of electricity duty e.g. Social Security Fund etc.) shall be applicable to the Unit;
(iv) the usage of the power by the Firm during the aforesaid period shall be regulated through a 526 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., JULY 31, 2020 (SRVN 9, 1942 SAKA) PART I] (v) the exemption shall not be applicable for the residential area of the said premises and to that effect an undertaking shall be submitted by the Unit that no residential area exists in the premises. If there is a residential area in the premises, in that event, a separate meter has to be installed or a separate electricity connection shall be obtained in order to record the consumption of that residential area, which shall be excluded from the total electricity consumption of the Unit;
(vi) it shall be ensured that the Firm does not connect the load of any other Unit with its Unit for the purpose of availing exemption from electricity duty;
(vii) the exemption shall be strictly in accordance with the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener District Level Committee-cum-General Manager, District Industries Centre, Ferozpur vide Endorsement No. 285, dated the 28th February, 2020;
(viii) in case any excess claimed exemption is detected at any point of time, it shall be liable for recovery and penal action.
To ensure the compliance of the above conditions and proper utilization of the incentive, the Officer/ Senior Auditors of the Office of Chief Electrical Inspector may inspect the units at any time. In case, any violation of any of the provisions of the said Act or the rules made thereunder and the above conditions, is detected, the owner of the Unit shall be liable for action under section 8 of the said Act and exemption shall automatically cease for which the supplier and owner of the Unit shall be responsible.
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ANIRUDH TEWARI, IAS,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Chandigarh
Department of Power.