📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- The Prime Minister has ordered to cancel the licenses of petrol pumps that do not provide the fuel relief program and has expressed satisfac.
- An important meeting regarding the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Program was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sha.
- The Prime Minister said that this technology-based transparent subsidy scheme for deserving citizens will prove to be a game changer for suc.
The Prime Minister has ordered to cancel the licenses of petrol pumps that do not provide the fuel relief program and has expressed satisfaction over the progress and transparency on the subsidy so far.
An important meeting regarding the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Program was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, in which the progress on the program was reviewed. The Prime Minister said that Alhamdulillah, as a result of simplifying the procedure of registration and obtaining subsidy, registration has increased and more deserving citizens are benefiting from this facility.
The Prime Minister said that this technology-based transparent subsidy scheme for deserving citizens will prove to be a game changer for such public welfare initiatives in the future. He appreciated Federal Minister Information Technology and Telecom Shaza Fatima, Federal Secretary Information Technology and Telecom Zarar Hashim Khan and their team for monitoring and setting up an effective dashboard regarding the scheme.
On this occasion, the meeting was briefed on the progress of the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Programme, stating that 15,519,282 citizens have been registered under the subsidy scheme so far, out of which 15.06 million are owners of motorbikes and 449 thousand 800 cc vehicles.
According to the briefing, 63,153,685 tokens have been issued under the subsidy scheme so far, out of which 59,445,347 tokens have been used or redeemed. Under the Fuel Subsidy Scheme, payments of Rs 28.6 billion have been made till November 4, 2026.
