Department of Information Technology, Punjab
Package of Incentives and Facilitation
Measures for Electronics Hardware & I.T.
Software Sector under Punjab Industrial
Policy-2013
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Quantum of Incentives for IT/ITES/Knowledge/Electronics Hardware Industry
Item IT/ITES/ Knowledge Industry Units (Mohali and Amritsar)
(Min. investment of Rs. 1 crore)
For All Electronics Hardware Manufacturing
Industry Units (All Punjab) (Minimum
investment of Rs. 5 crores)
VAT/CST
80% Tax exemption of VAT & CST for the new units (For 10 years) Max 80% of FCI
Reimbursement of VAT paid by the promoter on the purchase of
machinery and equipment for the unit, within the State
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Stamp Duty (SD)
No stamp duty (If land allotted by DOIT or any other Development Authority of the State )
100% exemption of SD (On the sale/ lease / lease-cum-sale of land or built up office space within the constructed IT Park on 1st transaction)
Electricity Duty (ED)
100% exemption of Electricity Duty (@8%) (For 10 years)
100% exemption of ED on Power including Captive Power consumed by the same unit or exported to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ( PSPCL) shall be
available to new unit
Property Tax 100% exemption (For 10 years)
Other No CLU & EDC (CLU- Change of Land Use ; EDC – External Development Charges)
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Other Incentives for IT/ITES/Knowledge/Electronics Hardware Industry
Item IT/ITES/ Knowledge Industry Units (Mohali and Amritsar) (Minimum
investment of Rs. 1 crore)
For All Electronics Hardware
Manufacturing Industry Units (All Punjab)
(Minimum investment of Rs. 5 crores)
Power
At Industrial Tariff for units in IT Parks, Industrial Focal Points and Industrial Areas
Authorized units in IT Parks exempted from Power cuts, restriction on peak load hours and ensured un-interrupted power supply
The units would be charged based on the actual units consumed and not on the connected load
Resident
5% residential component of total built up area under industrial use shall be permissible
Parking Allowed 40% of mechanical parking
FAR 300% As applicable to Manufacturing Industry
Equated Car
Space (ECS)
1 per 100 sqm upto 5 acre plot
2 per 100 sqm greater than 5 acres
As applicable to Manufacturing Industry
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Other Incentives for IT/ITES/Knowledge/Electronics Hardware Industry
Item IT/ITES/ Knowledge Industry Units (Mohali and Amritsar) (Minimum investment of Rs.
1 crore)
For All Electronics Hardware Manufacturing Industry
Units (All Punjab) (Minimum investment of Rs. 5 crores)
Zoning
Exempted from land use zoning regulations and can be set up in any of
the notified land uses in the Master Plan/ Zonal Development Plan-
Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, Mixed use zone
Exempted from land use zoning regulations and can be set up in any of the notified land uses in the
Master Plan/ Zonal Development Plan- Industrial, Mixed use zone
PPCB The units notified by the Government will not require any NOC/ Clearance from Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) for release of electricity connection from Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL)
Labour Laws
The units will be exempted from inspections under the various Labour Laws and permitted to file self-certificates
IPR The government shall reimburse upto 50% of the actual costs (including filing fees, attorney fees, search fees, maintenance fees) with a maximum of Rs. 1 lac for filing a domestic patent and up to Rs. 5 lacs for filing an international patent
Others
--- Preferential Market Access in line with the Government of India policy for products procured by all Government Departments in the State
For MSMEs’, the Government will reimburse 50% of expenditure incurred by the IT software company for obtaining quality certifications for SEI CMM Level 2 upwards, subject to maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs. Similar reimbursement will be made for ITES Companies for achieving COPC and eSCM certification. This incentive will also be available to approvals/ certifications taken against new electronic standards defined by Government of India in future.
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