The Punjab Pollution Control Board vide its notification dated 7th August 2020 has decided to announce voluntary disclosure scheme which shall be valid for small scale industries/institutes or other establishments having capital investment less than Rs. 10 crore, operating in designated areas and for those units which have never obtained consent to operate of the Board and have never availed relaxation in consent fees under the earlier Voluntary Disclosure Scheme of the Board.
Under this scheme, the industries/institutes/other establishments have to deposit consent fee w.e.f. 1st November 2018 or from date of the commissioning of the unit (whichever is later).
In case the industry is in operation before 1st November, 2018, the industry shall deposit one time notional fee amounting to Rs. 5000. The industries having fee for the period prior to 1st November, 2018 less than Rs. 5000/-, can deposit fee on actual basis for this period.
Further, application which are submitted before 31st December 2020 through the online portal shall be considered under this scheme.
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