Published by Authority
No. 36 ] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 (BHADRA 13, 1942 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF POWER
(Energy Branch)
NOTIFICATION
The 27th August, 2020
No.10/34/2020-EV4/1829.-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 Radha Plastic Industries Village Fatehgarh Gujjran, Near Hardys World, Jalandhar Byepass, Ludhiana from the payment of electricity duty(except Social Security Fund) for a period of seven years under Clause 10.1 (v) of Chapter-10 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 manufacturing unit as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener-cum-General Manager, District Level Committee, Ludhiana vide endorsement No. DIC/LDH-2246 dated 18th June, 2020;
(ii) the exemption shall be granted for the period from 16th January, 2020 to 15th January, 2027 as per the eligibility certificate, i.e. Rupees 120.25 lakhs (rupees one hundred twenty lakhs and twenty five thousand only) from the date of commercial production of the expansion i.e. 16th January, 2020;
(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 approved the Chief Electrical Inspector to record the consumption of Unit under exemption;
668 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 (BHDR 13, 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 aresidential 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 electricity 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-cum- General Manager, District Level Committee, Ludhiana vide Endst. No. DIC/LDH-2246 dated 18th June, 2020 to the said firm;
(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 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 Punjab Electricity (Duty) Act, 2005 or the rules made thereunder, 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 be automatically be ceased for which the supplier and owner of the unit shall be responsible.
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ANIRUDH TEWARI
Chandigarh
Additional Chief Secretary Government of Punjab, The 13th August, 2020
Department of Power.