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No. 49] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025 (AGRAHAYANA 14, 1947 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF POWER
(ENERGY BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 6th June, 2023
No.10/65/2023-EV4/2548.-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 S.K Gases, having its manufacturing unit located at Grand Trunk Road,Khanna Side, 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 Scheme 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 maunfacturing of Oxygen Gas as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convener District Level Committee, Fatehgarh Sahib, vide endorsement No. DIC/MGG/2288, dated the 15th December, 2022;
(ii) the exemption shall be granted from the 31st March, 2021 to 30th March, 2028 or the date of exhaustion or utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. rupees 1,02,78,000/- (rupees one crore two lakh seventy-eight thousand only), whichever is earlier, as per the Eligibility Certificate dated the 15th September, 2022. However the date of commercial production of the Unit is certified as 31st March, 2021;
(iii) in the event of any revision 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 PART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., DECEMBER 5, 2025 (AGHN 14, 1947 SAKA) 2307 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, District Level Committee Fatehgarh Sahib, vide Endorsement No. DIC/MGG/2288, dated the 15th September, 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 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 the rules made thereunder and the exemption shall automatically cease for which the owner of the Unit shall be responsible.
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TAJVEER SINGH,
Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Chandigarh
Department of Power.
The 2nd June, 2023
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