PM Announces Rs100 Per Litre Petrol Relief
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced a special petrol relief scheme to ease the financial burden on the public amid rising international oil prices and tensions in the Middle East.
Under the scheme, eligible users will receive Rs100 per litre relief on petrol.
Who is eligible?
The relief will be available to:
- Motorcycles
- Auto-rickshaws
- Motorcycle rickshaws
- Other two- and three-wheelers
- Cars with engine capacity of up to 800cc
Motorcycle, rickshaw and other eligible two- and three-wheeler users can receive the relief on up to 20 litres of petrol per month, while owners of cars up to 800cc will be eligible for relief on up to 30 litres per month.
Scheme rollout
The Prime Minister said the scheme would initially be implemented in Islamabad from the night between Monday and Tuesday. It will then be extended nationwide, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, from the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
Registration for the relief scheme opened on Sunday, while the government will provide further information about the registration procedure through a public awareness campaign.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the government fully understands the difficulties caused by rising fuel prices and assured the public that they would not be left alone during the challenging period.
He also thanked the provincial governments for cooperating in providing information about motorcycles, rickshaws and small cars required for registration under the scheme.
Digital system activated for Rs100 per litre petrol relief scheme
Digital system activated for Rs100 per litre petrol relief scheme
ISLAMABAD, Sep 13 :The government has activated a digital system to provide petrol at a discount of Rs100 per litre under the Prime Minister’s special relief scheme.
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication developed the system in collaboration with provincial departments, NADRA and telecom operators.
The scheme will benefit owners of motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqi motorcycles and vehicles up to 800cc.
Eligible citizens will receive a Rs100 per litre discount on petrol.
Motorcycle and Qingqi owners will be eligible for up to 20 litres per month, while owners of vehicles up to 800cc can avail up to 30 litres.
The ministry said vehicle verification had been fully automated in coordination with provincial transport and excise departments.
For registration, citizens will have to send an SMS from a SIM registered in their own name in the following format:
For registration l, [CNIC without dashes] [vehicle number without spaces or dashes] [provincial code] [vehicle registration date].
A confirmation message will be sent after successful registration.
Registered citizens will then have to send TOK to 9771 to obtain a fuel token before visiting a petrol station.
The token will be presented at the petrol station and verified before the subsidised petrol is provided.
The subsidised petrol facility will begin in Islamabad on the night between Monday and Tuesday.
It will become available at petrol stations in the rest of the country from the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
The IT ministry said the scheme was being implemented on the special directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
It aims to provide relief to the public, particularly the working class, and reduce the impact of rising petrol prices on household finances.