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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 4th July, 2023

No.10/75/2023-EV4/3048.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Punjab Electricity

(Duty) Act. 2005 (Punjab Act 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 M.D Castings having its manufacturing

unit located at Village Nasrali, Guru Ki Nagri, Backside Raj Steel Rolling Mill, Mandi Gobindgarh,

Tehsil Amloh. District Fatehgarh Sahib from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund)

for a period of seven years in terms of the detailed Schemes and Operational Guidelines. 2018 (Industrial and

Business Development Policy. 2017) in public interest subject to the following conditions, namely:-

CONDITIONS

(i)

the exemption, shall be granted to the said Firm for its Unit of manufacturing Steel Casting as per the

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

Fatehgarh Sahib, vide Endorsement No. DIC/MGG/3455 dated the 15th February. 2023:

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted for the period from the 05th March, 2020 to 04th March. 2027 as per the

Eligibility Certificate dated the 15th February, 2023. The date of commercial production is certified as 05th

March. 2023:

(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 or approved by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and 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 an

undertaking shall be submitted by the Unit that no residential area exists in the premises. If there is a

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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, District

Level Committee Fatehgarh Sahib, vide Endorsement DIC/MGG/3455, dated the 15th February, 2023:

and

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

and penal action under the provisions of the said Act.

To ensure the compliance of the above conditions and proper utilization of incentive, the Auditor 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 and 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 the rules made

thereunder and the exemption shall automatically cease, for which the owner of the Unit shall be responsible.

Sd/-

TEJVEER SINGH,

Chandigarh

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 3rd July, 2023

Department of Power.

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