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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 10th August, 2023

No.10/111/2023-EV4/3562.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Punjab Electricity

(Duty) Act, 2005 (Punjah Act 9 of 2005) and all other powers enabling in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is

pleased to grant hundred percent (100%) exemption to M/s Hind Terminals Private Limited, having its

manufacturing unit located at Village Rangian and Kila Raipur-1, Kalikh Majra Road, Dehlen, Ludhiana

from the payment of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund) for a period of ten 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 manufacturing of Storage and Warehousing N.EC.

(Includes General Merchandise Warehouses and Warehousing of Furniture) 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/865, dated the 10th March, 2023;

(ii)

The exemption shall be granted from the 25th November, 2019 to 24th November, 2029 as per the Eligibility

Certificate dated the 10th March, 2023. However, the date of commercial production of the Unit is certified

as 30th June, 2020.

(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 e.g. Social Security

Fund) 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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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

electricityconnection 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, Lodhiana, vide Endorsement No. DIC/LDH/865, dated the

10th March, 2023, and

(viii) in case any exemption claimed in excess is detected at any point of tirne, 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 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 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 8th August, 2023

Department of Power.

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