The Gujarat Government waived a total of Rs 1,715 crore in electricity duty of over 16,000 industrial units in the last two years, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. The purpose was to reduce the financial burden of new industrial units making investment in the state, said Energy Minister Saurabh Patel, responding to questions regarding the waiver mechanism. Exemption in electricity duty is also offered to existing manufacturing units if they are making expansion, he said. The exemption is offered under the Gujarat Electricity Duty Act of 1958, said Patel in his written reply. As of December 2020, 16,297 industrial units had been granted a waiver of Rs 1,715 crore in preceding two years, the minister said.
decision under the jobs argument. this is not the first time that the issue of jobs is pitted against environmental concerns. and you and i have been around long enough to know, when given the choice, the voter is usually going to side with the jobs argument over the environmental, a utility. there is no urgency on the right, period. how do you develop a sense of urgency? well, first of all, that s the wrong argument. we have proven over time from 1990 to 2008, we were able to see our population grow 20%. our electricity demands grow by 35% west more than doubled our gdp and at the same time reduced pollutants by 60%. this idea that you can t have a healthy thriving economy with a clean and green environment is wrong. that s one of the few things said today that i agree with.