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| Incentives to Industries – Power incentives – Grant of – Orders issued |
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| INDUSTRIES (J) DEPARTMENT |
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| G.O.(MS) No.71/90/ID |
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Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 21.5.90 |
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| Read: G.O.(MS)No.121/89/ID, dated 5.8.1989 |
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| ORDER |
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Government have been considering the question of giving some incentives to new industries in the matter of power connection. Taking into consideration the announcements made by the Minister (Finance) in the current year’s budget speech and after discussions with all concerned, Government are now pleased to issue the following orders in this context which will have effect from 1.4.1990: |
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| 1. Power connection will be given on completion of any project irrespective of whether a general power cut is in force or not. |
| 2. New units commencing industrial production will be exempted from power cut for a period of five years from the date of commercial production. |
| 3. Exemption from payment of electricity duty for a period of 5 years from the date of commencement of commercial production will be given to the new units. |
| 4. In future the electricity duty will not be collected from the industries if they are eligible for exemption. |
| 5. Service connection charges will not be levied if no line extension is required or if the additional line to be provided is less than 500 metres in length. |
| (By order of the Governor) |
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K. MOHANCHANDRAN
Commissioner & Secretary |
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