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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 19th January, 2021

No. 10/68/2020-EV4/204.-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 SBL Speciality Coatings Private Limited

having its manufacturing unit located at Plot No. A-2, Industrial Focal Point, Dera Bassi, District Sahibzada

Ajit Singh Nagar, from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund) for a period of Seven 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 Lacquer as per the

conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener District Level Committee

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Nagar vide Endorsement No. DIC/MGG 7427 dated the 12th November,

2020;

(ii)

this exemption, shall be granted for the period from the 11th May, 2019 to 10th May, 2026 as per

the Eligibility Certificate Dated 12th November, 2020. However, the date of commercial production

of the unit is certified as 09th July, 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

Limited and 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 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

District Level Committee Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Nagar vide Endorsement No.DIC/MGG

7427 dated the 12th November, 2020;

(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 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 conditions contained in

the above said Act notification, is detected, the owner of the Unit shall be liable for action under section 8 of the

said and exemption shall be automatically ceased for which the supplier and owner of the Unit shall be responsible.

Sd/-

ANURAG AGGARWAL,

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary Government of Punjab,

The 1st January, 2021

Department of Power.

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