Silos/Godowns To Be Exempted From External Development Charges

Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, December 7, 2015: Aimed at facilitating the companies or individuals setting up silos/godowns meant for storing the agriculture produce and food grains in the, the Punjab government has issued orders...

Silos/Godowns To Be Exempted From External Development Charges
Author(s): 
Chandigarh, December 7, 2015: Aimed at facilitating the companies or individuals setting up silos/godowns meant for storing the agriculture produce and food grains in the, the Punjab government has issued orders of exemption of External Development Charges (EDC).
            Disclosing this here today an official spokesman of the government said that the Punjab government besides providing exemption of EDC has also given its approval to the new policy of storing the food grains thereby superseding the earlier notifications issued in this regard.
According to the new policy, the exemption ordered would be implemented only on the Silos/ Godowns used for storing the Agriculture produce and the food grains. The exemption application should be forwarded by the concerned authority certifying that the Silos were being used for storing only food grains. He also said that the exemption policy would not be applicable on the godowns storing non agriculture produce and commercial cold stores. 
 
Date: 
Monday, December 7, 2015