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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 28th September, 2020

No.10/38/2020-EB4/2074.- 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 hundred percent exemption to M/s Marwar Steel Tubes having its manufacturing

unit at Village Jassran, Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib from the payment of electricity duty

(except Social Security Fund) for a period of seven 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 manufacturing unit of ERW Pipes as per the

conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener-cum-General Manager, District

Level Committee, Fatehgarh Sahib vide Endorsement No. DIC/MGG/797 dated 30th July, 2020;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted for the period from the 20th September, 2018 to 19th September,

2025 as per the Eligibility Certificate Dated 30th July, 2020. However, the date of commercial

production of the unit is certified as 22nd May, 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 or the Chief Electrical Inspector to record the consumption of the unit under exemption;

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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 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 this 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, Fatehgarh Sahib vide Endorsement No. DIC/

MGG/797 dated 30th July, 2020;

(viii) in case any excess claimed exemption is detected at any point of time, it shall be liable for recovery

and penal action shall be taken under the provisions of the said Act.

To ensure the compliance of the above conditions and proper utilization of incentive, the 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 Punjab Electricity (Duty) Act, 2005 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 or rules and exemption

shall automatically be ceased for which the supplier and owner of the unit shall be responsible.

Sd/-

ANURAG AGARWAL

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 23rd September, 2020

Department of Power.

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