ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday waived off the fuel adjustment charges (FAC) for power consumers who consume up to 300 units of electricity in a month.
The premier made this announcement while addressing a meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers in Islamabad.
He said the waiver is being given with the aim to facilitate the common man who is bearing the brunt of inflation, adding that the relief will cover 75 percent of electricity consumers across the country.
The PM said that initially, the exemption was given to consumers who use up to 200 units with the government having to bear an estimated burden of PKR 21 billion for offering the exemption. However, broadening the scope of the relief to those who use up to 300 units in a month will have a wider impact.
Furthermore, PM Shehbaz also proposed to waive off the electricity bills of power consumers of flood-hit areas and also suggested to exempt the farmers from water charges on crop irrigation in calamity-hit areas of the country.
He also announced the launch of a solar programme for the production of cheap electricity in the country in the near future. He said this programme will generate electricity at the rate of PKR 9 per unit which will save billions of rupees. “My economic and energy teams are making all-out efforts to materialise the mega solar project, which is aimed at benefiting schools, hospitals, agri tube-wells etc.,” he added.
Govt. should ease the suffering of middle class. The most affected segment of inflation.
Oh bhao aam ghar me i 300 plus s unit use hojata hay kya hogaya hay apko.
Why are MR. SHAHBAZ SHAREEF PRIME MINISTER (IT’S ANOTHER THING THAT YOU ARE AN ACCUSED & ON BAIL , INDICTMENT ONLY DEFFERED TO HANDLERS OF THIS REGIME) ALL SUCH DRAMA
WHY DON’T YOU STRAIGHT AWAY GIVE RS. 5 RELIEF PER UNIT TO EVERY DOMESTIC CONSUMERS & RESTATS 2 SLAB OF RATES APPLICABLE TO EVERY CONSUMER AS DID BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF HEARTS IMRAN KHAN.
DO YOU SHAHBAZ SHAREEF HAVE THIS COURAGE & YOUR DEFEATED IN ELECTION & GOT JUST 7000 VOTES IN BY ELECTION HELD IN KARACHI BY
LIER MIFTAH ISMAEL.
AS THE HANDLERS OF REGIME CHANGE GIVEN FINANCE PORTFOLIO TO A PERSON WHO GOT 7000 VOTES AND IMPOSED HIM ON A NATION OF 230 MILLIONS.
RECENTLY HELD BY ELECTION OF NA-245 IN KARACHI,
ALL POLITICAL PARTIES PML-N, PPP, JUI-F, ANP, PKMAP & OTHERS BACKING MQM CANDIDATE WHO GOT JUST 13000 VOTES
&
PTI CANDIDATE GOT OVER 29000 VOTES.
bht hi haramipan dikha rhy hyn ye hukumat m aa k
Ye Sara kiya dhara ussi haram khor yahoodi ka hai Jo nalik apni ullaad na sambhal saka wo mulk bachany nikla hai
TERI SOCH HI PATWARIO WALI HAI PATWARI KAHI K..APNE LYE KOI GANDI C GALI KHUD HI SOCH LO