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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(Energy Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 31st December, 2020

No. 10/54/2020-EV4/3444.-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 (100%) exemption to M/S Chopra Steel and Agro Industries, Village

Alour, Bhadla Road, Ludhiana, Punjab from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund) for a

period of seven years under clause 10.1 (v) of Chapter-10 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 Steel Ingots 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/3630 dated the 23rd October, 2020;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted for the period from the 03rd November, 2018 to 2nd November,2025

or the date of exhaustion/utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. Rs. 2,08,45,000 (Rupees

Two Crore Eight Lakh Forty-Five Thousand only) whichever is earlier, as per the Eligibility

Certificate dated 23rd October, 2020. The date of commercial production of the unit after expansion

is certified as 3rd November, 2018;

(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 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/

3630 dated the 23rd October, 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 Auditors of the

Department of 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 thereundrer and conditions contained in

the above said notification, 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 automatically cease for which the supplier and owner of

the unit shall be responsible.

Sd/-

ANURAG AGARWAL,

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 24th December, 2020

Department of Power.

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