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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(Energy Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 6th October, 2020

No. 10/40/2020-EB4/2188.- 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 KHK Alloys Private Limited having its

manufacturing unit at Village Kanganwal, Ludhiana 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 hundred percent exemption shall be granted to the said Firm for expansion of the manufacturing

(Steel Ingot)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/

2796 dated the 07th August, 2020;

(ii)

this exemption shall be granted for the period from the 13th October, 2019 to 12th October, 2026

or the date of exhaustion/utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. Rs. 2,47,12,000/- (Rs. two

crore forty-seven lakhs twelve thousand only) whichever is earlier, as per the Eligibility Certificate

Dated the 7th August, 2020. However the date of commercial production of the unit is certified as

13th October, 2019 after expansion;

(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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(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 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, Ludhiana vide Endorsement No. DIC/LDH/

2796 Dated the 7th August, 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 provision 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 said Act and 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 the rules made thereunder and exemption shall be

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 28th September, 2020

Department of Power.

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