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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 23rd December, 2025

No.ENRG/10/199/2025-ENERGY/3104.-ln 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 Shri Krishna Agro

Industries, having its manufacturing unit located at Sadarwala Road, Sri Muktsar Sahib, from the payment

of electricity duty (except Social Security Fund and Infrastructure Development Fund etc.) for a period of ten

years, under the Industrial and Business Development Policy, 2022 in public interest, subject to the following

conditions, namely:

CONDITIONS

(i)

the exemption shall be granted to the said Firm for manufacturing of Fortified Rice Kernels, as per the

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

Level Committee, Sri Muktsar Sahib, vide no.DIC/MKS/1051, dated the 09th June, 2025;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted from the 29th September, 2023 to 28th September, 2033 or the date of

exhaustion/utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. rupees 2,75,95,000/- (rupees two crore seventy

five lakh ninety five thousand only), whichever is earlier, as per the Eligibility Certificate dated the 09th

June, 2025. However, this exemption shall be available on the power consumption corresponding to the

Electric Load (KW) required for the installed capacity as recorded in the approved DPR, (Proposed

Electricity Load 350 KW), whichever is lower. However, the date of commercial production of the Unit is

certified as 11th January, 2025;

(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 General Manager-

cum-Convener, District Level Committee, Sri Muktsar Sahib, vide no. DIC/MKS/1051, dated the 09th

June, 2025; 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/-

DR. BASANT GARG,

Chandigarh

Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 11th December, 2025

Department of Power.

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