Government  of Uttar Pradesh offers relief on electricity charges to handicrafts exporters.

New Delhi – 2nd April, 2020 – To fight the Novel Corona Virus crisis, not only central Government have come forward to provide relief to the sector but State Governments are also playing their part in providing support and assistance to the exporting community said Shri Rakesh Kumar, Director General – EPCH.

Shri Kumar further informed that Hon’ble Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath  provided following reliefs :

–     Liability of electricity bills of industrial and commercial establishments  -The billing of the month of April for commercial and industrial consumers will be done on the basis of actual consumption and not on the basis of average consumption of the last three months.

–     The liability of fixed/demand charges in proportion to the lockdown period of March and April has been postponed for the next two months.

Adding further Shri Kumar said since the exporters are facing cash flow problems on account of cancellation of orders, wage and misc, expenses etc, in a review meeting the Hon’ble Chief Minister advised the state authorities  that SGST refunds to all export units, which are payable by the state government, should be promptly paid as per rules.

Shri Kumar said that these are welcome initiatives and will certainly boost the morale of the exporters in these critical times and we hope that the State Governments in coming days will also provide other additional relief like wage compensation to the workers, permission for working in factory premises, recommendation for increase in PF/ESIC contribution to exporters.