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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(Energy Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 10th August, 2020

No:10/28/2020-EV4/1697.- 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% (one hundred percent) exemption to M/s Sat Dev Sunil Kumar& Co , Village

Kadgill, Jandiala Road, Tarn Taran from the payment of electricity duty (Except Social Security Fund) for a

period of ten years under clause 10.1 (v) 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)

100% (one hundred percent) exemption, shall be granted to the said Firm for its expansion in the

Rice Shelling Unit as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener,

District Level Committee, Tarn Taran vide Endst. No. DIC/TT/2017/Exp/51-57 dated the 11th

March, 2020;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted for the period from the 5th October, 2019 to 4th October 2029 or the

date of exhaustion or utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. Rs. 1,04,70,305/-(Rupees one

crore four lakh seventy thousand three hundred and five only). whichever is earlier, as per the

Eligibility Certificate dated the 11th March, 2020. However, the date of commercial production of

the unit after expansion is certified as 5th October, 2019;

(iii)

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

transparent metering arrangement installed or approved by the Punjab State Power Corporation

Limited and the Chief Electrical Inspector to record the consumption of Unit under exemption;

(v)

the exemption shall not be applicable for the residential area of the said premises and to that effect,

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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 the 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, Tarn Taran vide endst. No. DIC/TT/2017/Exp/51-57 Dated the 11th March, 2020;

and

(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 incentive, the Officer or

Senior Auditors of the Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector may inspect the Unit at any time. In case, any

violation of any of the provisions of the said Act or 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.

ANIRUDH TEWARI, lAS,

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 30th July, 2020

Department of Power.

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