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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(Energy Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 13th January, 2021

No. 10/60/2020-EV4/143.-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 GRV Agro Foods, Plot No. 254, Sector-82,

JLPL, Industrial Area, SAS Nagar from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund) for a

period of ten Years under Clause 10.1 (iii) of Chapter-10 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 Raw Banana to Ripe

Banana as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener District

Level Committee, SAS Nagar, vide Endorsement No. DIC/MGG 1859 dated the 17th August

2020;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted for the period from the 4th June, 2018 to 3rd June, 2028 as per the

Eligibility Certificate dated 17th August 2020. The date of commercial production of the unit is

also certified as 4th June 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 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 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, SAS Nagar vide Endorsement. No. DIC/MGG 1859 dated 17th August

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 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 automatically cease for which the supplier and owner of the unit shall be

responsible.

Sd/-

ANURAG AGARWAL,

Chandigarh

Additional Chief Secretary Government of Punjab,

The 6th January, 2021

Department of Power.

2217/02-2021/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar