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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

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

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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.

Sd/-

TAJVEER SINGH,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

Chandigarh

Department of Power.

The 2nd June, 2023

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