M/S RKP Rice Mills, having its manufacturing unit located at Village Booh, Tehsil Patti, District Ta

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No. 4] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026 (MAGHA 3, 1947 SAKA)

PART I

Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 8th September, 2025

No. ENRG/10/159/2025-EV1/2305.-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 RKP Rice Mills, having its manufacturing unit located at Village Booh, Tehsil Patti, District Tarn Taran, 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 maunfacturing of Rice as per the conditions contained in the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Convenor, District Level Committee, Tarn Taran vide Endorsement No. DLAC/2025/263-269, dated the 21st February, 2025;

(ii) the exemption shall be granted from the 30th August, 2023 to 29th August, 2033 or the date of exhaustion/utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. Rs. 2,04,40,000/- (rupees two crore four lakh forty thousand only), whichever is earlier, as per the Eligibility Certificate dated the 21st February, 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 250 KW), whichever is lower. However, the date of commercial production of the Unit is certified as 14th January, 2024;

(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;

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 Convenor, District Level Committee, Tarn Taran vide Endorsement No. DLAC/2025/263-269, dated the 21st February, 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 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.

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AJOY KUMAR SINHA,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Chandigarh

Department of Power.

The 27st August, 2025

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