HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA),OCT.4,2002

(ASVN.12,1924 SAKA)

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[Authorized English Translation]

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Order

The 4th October,2002

No.S.O.81/C.A.2/1899/S.9/2002.-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of Sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Central Act 2 of 1899) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, and in suppression of Haryana Government, Revenue Department, Order No.S.O.132/CA2/1899/S.9/2000, dated the 13th November,2000, the Governor of Haryana hereby remits the duty chargeable under the said Act in respect of an instrument of sale or lease of built-up space in Government approved private Software Technology Park of Information Technology Park or a Cyber City where such sale or lease is for establishing an Information Technology Industry as detailed in the Schedule annexed to this order, at the following rates:-

(i)        From the date of publication of order in the official gazette to 31st December,2003                               90 percentum

(ii)       From Ist January, 2004 to 30th June,2005                                                                                        75 percentum

(iii)      From Ist July,2005 to 31st December,2006                                                                                       60 percentum

(iv)     From Ist January, 2007 to 30th June,2008                                                                                         45 percentum

        The said remission would also be available for sale of lease of land in industrial estates developed by the State or the Public Sector Organizations where such sale or lease is for establishing an Information Technology Industry.

        The said remission would further be available to an organization in private or public sector, which purchases land for setting up a Software technology park or an Information Technology Park or a Cyber City and for which the required approval has been obtained from the Department of Town and Country Planning, Haryana with the condition that he will pass on this concession to the Information Technology units, which purchase land in the park/city so developed, for setting up of Information Technology units, subject to necessary safeguards, such as bank guarantee for suitable period of time, so as to check misuse of the above incentive.  In case, where a party has not obtained the approval of Town and Country Planning Department, it will pay the full amount of stamp duty which will be refunded to it after it has obtained the requisite permission of Town and Country Planning Department.  The units, which take land or built up space on lease/purchase basis in such Park/City would also be entitled to this remission for the exemption as mentioned above.  However, this remission would be limited to the first transactions only. 

SCHEDULE

Category of Industries covered in the scope of Information Technology Industry

A            Computing Devices including:

                Desktop

                Personal Computer

                Servers

                Work-Station

                Nodes

                Terminals

                Network Personal Computer

                Home Personal Computer

                Lap-top Computer

                Note-Book Computers

                Palm top Computers/Personal Digital Assistant

B            Network Controller Cards/Memories including:

               Network Interface Card

               Adaptor-Ethernet/Peripheral Computer Interface/Extended Industry Standard Architecture/Combo/Personal 
               Computer Memory Card International association

               Single in Line Memory Module-memory

               Dual in Line Memory Module-memory

               Central Processing Unit

               Controller-Small Computer System Interface/Array

               Processors-Processor/Processor Power Module/Upgrade

C            Storage Unit including:

               Hard Disk Drives/Hard Drives

               Redundant Array of Inexpensive Discs Devices and their Controllers.

               Floppy Disk Drives

               Computer Disc-Read only Memory

               Tape Drives-Digital Linear tape Drives/Digital Audio Tape

               Optical Disk Drives

               Other Digital Storage Devices

D            Others:

                Key Board

                Monitor

                Mouse

                Multi-media Kits

E            Printers and Output Devices including:

               Dot Matrix

               Laser Jet

               Ink Jet

               Desk Jet

               Lights Emitting Diodes Printers

               Line Printers

               Plotters

               Pass-book Printers

F            Networking products including:

              Hubs

              Routers

              Switches

              Concentrators

              Trans-receivers

G           Software including:

              Application Software

              Operating System

              Middleware/Firmware

H           Power Supplies to Computer Systems including:

              Switch Mode Power supplies

              Uninterrupted Power Supplies

I            Networking/Cabling and related accessories (related to Information Technology Industry)

              Fibre Cable

              Copper Cable

              Cables

              Connectors, Terminal Blocks 

              Jack panels, patch cord

              Mounting Cord/Wiring Blocks

              Surface Mount Boxes

J            Consumable including:

              Compact Disk-Read only memory/Compact Disk Floppy Disk

              Tapes-Digital audio Tape/Digital Linear Tape Ribons

              Toners

              Inkjet Cartridges

              Inks for Output Devices

K           Electronic Component:

              Printed Circuit Board/Populated Printed Circuit Board

              Printed Circuit Board

              Transistors

              Integrated Circuits

              Diodes/Thyristor/Light Emitting Diodes

              Resistors

              Capacitors

              Switches/(On/Off, Push Button, Rocker, etc)

              Plugs/sockets/relays

              Magnetic Heads, Print Heads 

              Connectors

              Microphones/Speakers

              Fuses

L           Telecommunication Equipment including:

              Telephones

              Videophones

              Facsimile machines/fax cards

              Tele-printers/telex machine

              Private Automatic Branch Exchange/Electronic Private Automation Branch Exchange/Rural Area Exchange/ 
              Metropolitan Area-Exchange-Telephone Exchange

              Multipiexers/Muxes

              Modems

              Telephones Answering Machines

              Telecommunication Switching Apparatus

              Antena and Mast

              Vireless datacom Equipment

              Receiving Equipments like Pagers, Mobile/Cellular Phones, etc.

              Very small Aperture Terminals

              Video Conferencing Equipments

               * Including Set Top Boxes for both Video and Digital Signalling.

                                                                                                                                                -Sd-

                                                                                                        Sunil Ahuja,

                                                                                    Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government Haryana,

                                                                                                        Revenue Department.