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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF POWER
(ENERGY BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 16th February, 2024
No. ENRG010/17/2024-EV3/465.- 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 SRV Steel Private Limited Unit
No.-II, having its unit located at Village and Post Office Bhagwanpura, Tehsil Dehlon, Sahnewal, Ludhiana,
from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund) for a period of seven years, under 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 manufacturing of steel ingot Manufacture of steel in
ingots or other primary forms, and other semi-finished products of steel, as per the conditions contained in
the Eligibility Certificate Issued by the Convener-cum-General Manager, District Level Committee,
Ludhiana, vide Endorsement No. DIC/LDH/7270, dated the 21st December, 2023;
(ii)
the exemption shall be granted from the 24th September, 2022 to 23rd September, 2029 as per the Eligibility
Certificate dated the 21st December, 2023. However, the date of commercial production of the Unit is
certified as 30th September, 2022;
(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;
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(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;
(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, Ludhiana, vide Endorsement No. DIC/LDH/7270, dated the
21st December, 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 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
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,
The 9th February, 2024
Department of Power.
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