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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 19th January, 2021

No. 10/69/2020/EV4/211.-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 Kirpa Rice Mills having its manufacturing unit

located at Mandi Ladhuka, Tehsil and District Fazilka from the payment of electricity duty(except Social

Security Fund) for a period of ten years in terms of 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 Rice Milling (Rice, Rice

Bran and Phuk) as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener-

cum-General Manager District Level Committee, District Industries Centre, Fazilka at Ferozepur

vide Endorsement No. 476 dated the 23rd November, 2020;

(ii)

the exemption, shall be granted for the period from the 25th September, 2019 to 24th September,

2029 or the date of exhaustion or utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. Rs. 3,33,59,000

(rupees three crore thirty-three lakh fifty nine thousand only) whichever is earlier, as per the

Eligibility Certificate dated 23rd November, 2020. The date of commercial production of the Unit

after expansion is also certified as 25th September, 2019;

(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

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Limited and the Chief Electrical Inspector to record the consumption of Unit under exemption;

(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 the 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, District Industries Centre, Fazilka at Ferozepur

vide Endorsement No. 476 dated 23rd November, 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 Office 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 thereunder and 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

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

Sd/-

ANURAG AGGARWAL,

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary Government of Punjab,

The 14th January, 2021

Department of Power.

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