Big News for Registered Individuals in Petrol Relief Scheme
ISLAMABAD (Daily Qudrat): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the cancellation of licences of petrol pumps that do not provide the facility to beneficiaries registered in the fuel relief scheme.
An important review meeting of the “Prime Minister Fuel Relief Programme” was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in which the Prime Minister, expressing complete satisfaction over the programme’s progress and transparency, ordered the cancellation of licences of petrol pumps that do not provide the facility to beneficiaries.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister made clear that no obstacle of any kind will be tolerated in providing fuel relief and subsidy to registered deserving citizens.
He directed that petrol pumps that do not provide the facility to beneficiaries will have their licences suspended or cancelled.
The Prime Minister said that the easy procedure of registration and subsidy has directly benefited the people, and this technology-based transparent scheme will prove to be a “game changer” for future public welfare.
During the meeting, officials, giving a detailed briefing on the progress of the fuel relief scheme, stated that under the scheme, 1 crore 55 lakh 19 thousand 282 citizens have so far been registered.
Among the registered individuals are 15.06 million (more than 1 crore 50 lakh) motorcycle owners and 4 lakh 49 thousand 800cc vehicle owners.
Out of 63.15 million (6 crore 31 lakh) tokens issued, 59.44 million tokens have been redeemed, while until 4 November 2026, a total of Rs28.6 billion in payments have been made under fuel subsidy.
The meeting was told that separate call centres have been established for consumers and petrol pumps for immediate resolution of information and complaints.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif particularly appreciated the performance of Shaza Fatima and the Secretary IT for the timely preparation of the monitoring dashboard.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, Attaullah Tarar, Ali Pervaiz Malik and other senior government officials.
