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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF POWER

(ENERGY BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 30th September, 2025

No. ENRG/10/181/2025-ENERGY/2611.-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 Shree Jai Luxmi Rice

and General Mills, having its manufacturing unit located at Village Booh, Sub Tehsil Harike, 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 General Manager-cum-Convenor, District Level Approval

Committee, Tarn Taran, vide Endorsement No.DLAC/2025/247-253, dated the 21st February, 2025;

(ii)

the exemption shall be granted from the 30th August, 2023 to 29th August, 2033 or till the date of

exhaustion/utilization of quantum of eligible incentive i.e. Rs. 1,90,54,000/- (rupees one crore ninety lakhs

fifty four 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 180 KW), whichever is lower. However, the date of commercial production of the

Unit is certified as 19th 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;

(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

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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-Convenor, District Level Approval Committee, Tarn Taran vide Endorsement no.DLAC/

2025/247-253, 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.

Sd/-

AJOY KUMAR SINHA,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

Chandigarh

Department of Power.

The 30th September, 2025

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