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2022 (11) TMI 1400 - AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS CUSTOMS, MUMBAIProject Import - registration of the project can be done or not - concessional duty benefit under Project Import Regulations under the CTH 9801 with recommendation/sponsoring letter issued by the PMRDA - HELD THAT:- The project of the applicant is the Pune Metro Line 3 (Pune - Hingewadi) and is carried out by Pune IT City Metro Rail under the aegis of PMRDA. As per the official website of the PMRDA viz. http://www.pmrda.-gov.in, the area including the cities of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, the tehsils of Maval, Mulshi, Haveli and some parts of the talukas of Bhor, Daund, Shirur, Khed, Purandar and Velhe are covered under the Pune Metropolitan Region, which is one of the largest Metropolitan Regions in the country. The Government of Maharashtra established PMRDA to carefully plan the Development of Pune, the Industrial City of Pimpri-Chinchwad and the surrounding area of 7,357 sq.km. - Some major objectives of PMRDA are long-term planning, enforcing the development plans, providing for roads, water supply, sanitation, Metro Railways, necessary infrastructure and also stimulating economic development in the region. PMRDA is a body with constitutional rights responsible for the planned development of the metropolitan region. Therefore, the project viz. the Pune Metro Line 3 (Pune - Hingewadi) carried out under the aegis of PMRDA is definitely Metro Rail Project for urban public transport. The sponsoring authority in this case would be the concerned State Government in terms of 3F of the Table annexed to the Project Import Regulations and not PMRDA. The applicant has received the recommendation/sponsoring letter from the Maharashtra State Government which is the sponsoring authority for the subject project in terms of 3F of the Table annexed to the Project Import Regulations - the applicant can now register the said project and avail the concessional duty benefit under Project Import Regulations under the CTH 9801 with the recommendation/sponsoring letter for import of goods under concessional duty benefit as applicable under CTH 98.01 of the Customs Tariff Act dated 15-9-2022 from the Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra for the subject project.
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