Key Takeaways
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs100 per litre fuel relief for motorcycles and small cars.
- The scheme will start in Islamabad on Monday and across Pakistan on Wednesday.
- Registration for the scheme has opened and will help digitise data of motorcycles and rickshaws.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a special fuel relief scheme to assist motorcycle and small car owners in Pakistan. The relief will provide Rs100 per litre on up to 20 litres of petrol per month for motorcycles and rickshaws, and Rs100 per litre on up to 30 litres per month for cars with engines of up to 800cc.
The relief scheme will be implemented in Islamabad from the night between Monday and Tuesday, and will begin across Pakistan, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, from the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
Registration for the scheme has opened, with details of the process to be communicated through an awareness campaign. The government aims to digitise data of motorcycles and rickshaws to enable their owners to benefit from future relief measures.
This initiative follows earlier measures taken by the federal government and provincial governments to shield the public from rising global oil prices. Punjab and Sindh had previously announced fuel subsidies and free public transport initiatives.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif had unveiled a total waiver of fares for major urban transit systems and a Rs100 per litre diesel subsidy for the agricultural sector. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had confirmed a direct monthly cash subsidy of Rs2,000 for registered motorcyclists in Sindh.
Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged the burden of higher oil prices on the public and thanked the provinces for their cooperation in providing information on motorcycles and rickshaws to facilitate registration under the relief scheme.
The government’s aim is to help low-income commuters and shield them from global oil price volatility. The scheme is expected to benefit millions of motorcycle and rickshaw owners across the country.
Registration for the scheme is now open, and citizens can enter their CNIC details through a dedicated mobile application to claim the subsidy.
