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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 13th July, 2023

No.10/05/2023-EV4/3159.-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 Dee Ess Industries, having its

manufacturing unit located at C-21, Focal Point old, Jalandhar, Punjab 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 and subject to the following

conditions, namely:

CONDITIONS

(i)

the exemption shall be granted to the said Firm for manufacturing unit of Pipe Fittings as per the conditions

contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener cum-General Manager, District Level

Committee Jalandhar, vide Endorsement No. DIC/JAL/887-893, dated the 17th June, 2022;

(ii)

the exemption shall be from the 30th August, 2021 to 29th August, 2028 or the date of exhaustion or

utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e.rupees 1,55,46,490/-( rupees one crore fifty-five lakh forty-

six thousand and four hundred ninety rupees only) whichever is earlier, as per the Eligibility Certificate

dated 17th June,2022. However, the date of commercial production of the unit after expansion is certified

as 30th August, 2021;

(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

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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

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 Jalandhar, vide Endorsement No. DIC/JAL/887-893, dated

the 17th June, 2022; 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 said Act 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 7th July, 2023

Department of Power.

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