Govt to provide petrol subsidy to low-income people: PM

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the petroluem package
• Low-income people will be given a subsidy of Rs 50 per litre
• The subsidy applies to motorcycles, rickshaws, and cars less than 800cc

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said low-income poor people will be given a subsidy of Rs 50 per litre under the petroleum relief package.

While chairing a meeting to review the relief package, the prime minister said the petroleum relief will be given to low-income consumers who have motorcycles, rickshaws, 800cc cars, and other small cars.

He said the petroleum subsidy programme would be started soon and a comprehensive strategy would be formed with the cooperation of relevant departments for effective implementation of the subsidy programme.

He said motorcycles, rickshaws, and small cars were used by low-income people and the petroleum subsidy would give relief to the poor.

The government was making effort for all possible help to the poor people despite its economic difficulties, he added.

Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik briefed about the strategy for providing petroleum subsidy to the low-income segment of society.

Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, Advisor to PM Ahad Cheema, Special Assistant to PM Tariq Bajwa, Secretary Finance, Secretary Petroleum, and high-ranking officials attended the meeting.

Earlier Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said needy persons in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be given free flour in the holy month of Ramazan.

Speaking at a meeting held to review arrangements for the provision of flour to needy persons, he said for the first time in the history of the country, a package had been prepared for the provision of free flour to poor people in the month of Ramazan.

He said no negligence would be tolerated regarding the quality of flour to be provided to the citizens. The prime minister said the government was making all efforts to provide relief to the poor and middle class.

It was told that in Punjab, 15.8 million households would be provided free flour during Ramazan while free flour would also be provided in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The needy persons can know about their eligibility by sending their identity card number on SMS 8171 assigned by Benazir Income Support Programme. It was further told that flour would be available at lower rates in 50 Sasta Bazaars in Balochistan.

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