Big News for Individuals Registered in the Petrol Relief Scheme
ISLAMABAD (Daily Qudrat): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed strict action against petrol pumps that do not provide subsidy and facilities to deserving citizens registered under the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Programme and ordered their licences to be suspended or cancelled.
An important review meeting of the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Programme was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in which a detailed review was made of the scheme’s progress, transparency and the facilities provided to deserving citizens.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister, expressing complete satisfaction over the programme’s progress and transparency, made clear that no obstacle of any kind will be tolerated in providing fuel relief and subsidy to registered beneficiaries.
The Prime Minister directed the relevant authorities that petrol pumps that do not provide the stipulated facilities to registered deserving citizens should have their licences immediately suspended or cancelled.
Shehbaz Sharif said that the easy procedure of registration and subsidy has directly benefited the people. He termed this technology-based transparent scheme a game changer for public welfare in the future.
During the meeting, officials, giving a briefing, stated that under the fuel relief scheme, 1 crore 55 lakh 19 thousand 282 citizens have so far been registered, including more than 1 crore 50 lakh motorcycle owners and 4 lakh 49 thousand 800cc vehicle owners.
According to officials, out of more than 6 crore 31 lakh tokens issued under the scheme, more than 5 crore 94 lakh tokens have been used, while until 4 November 2026, a total of Rs28.60 billion in payments have been made under fuel subsidy.
The meeting was told that separate call centres have been established for the guidance of consumers and petrol pump owners, provision of information and immediate resolution of complaints.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif particularly appreciated the performance of Federal Minister Shaza Fatima and the Secretary IT for the timely preparation of the monitoring dashboard for the fuel relief programme.
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.
