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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 25th August, 2025

No.10/122/2023-EV4/3848.-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 Balaji Nutric Foods

having its manufacturing unit located at Near Electricity Grid, Barnala Road, Mansa 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:-

CONDITION

(i)

the exemption shall be granted to the said Firm for maunfacturing of Fortifed Rice, as per the conditions

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

Committee, Mansa, vide Endorsement No. DIC/Mansa/1530, dated the 19th December, 2022;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted from the 19th October, 2021 to 18th October, 2031, as per the Eligibility

Certificate the 19th December, 2022. However, the date of commercial production of the Unit is

certified as 12th February, 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;

(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

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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, Mansa, vide Endorsement No.DIC/Mansa/1530,

dated the 19th December, 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 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/-

AJOY KUMAR SINHA,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

Chandigarh

Department of Power.

The 23rd August, 2023

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