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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The1st September, 2020

No.10/30/2020-EV4/1848.- 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 Gajraj Textiles Limited, Bhawanigarh Road, Samana

Distt. Patiala 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 Manufacturing of Cotton Yarn as per the

conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener-cum-Additional Director

(Incentive), State Level Committee vide endorsement no. Inc/FI/IBDP/20/GAJRAJ/PTL/3537-A,

dated the 27th May, 2020;

(ii)

this exemption shall be granted for the period from the 28th, June 2018 to 27th June, 2028 as per

the Eligibility Certificate dated 27th May, 2020. However, the date of commercial production of

the unit is certified as 4th July, 2018;

(iii)

in the event of any revision of electricity duty rate 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 meter arrangement installed or approved by the Punjab State Power Corporation

Limited or by the Chief Electrical Inspector to record the consumption of the 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 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 the electricity duty;

(vii) the exemption shall be strictly in accordance with the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener-

cum-Additional Director (Incentive), State Level Committee vide endorsement no. Inc/FI/IBDP/

20/GAJRAJ/PTL/3537-A, dated the 27th May, 2020;

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

recovery and penal action.

The compliance of the above can be verified by the Officer/Senior Auditors of the office of the Chief

Electrical Inspector. In case, any violation of any of the provisions of the Punjab Electricity (Duty) Act, 2005 or

the rules made there under and above conditions, is detected, the owner of the Unit shall be liable for action

under section 8 of the said Act and the exemption shall automatically cease for which the supplier and owner of

the Unit shall be responsible.

Sd/-

ANIRUDH TEWARI

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 14th August, 2020

Department of Power.

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