Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif urged other provincial governments to follow the footsteps of the Punjab government and announce power relief packages in their respective provinces.
Addressing a federal cabinet meeting, PM Shehbaz said that the recent package announced by the Punjab government for electricity consumers, using electricity between 200 to 500 units, is from the provincial budget and there is no contribution by the federal government to it.
“Punjab government allocated Rs 45 billion for the relief package for electricity consumers using up to 500 units monthly,” the prime minister said and added that the federal government has no contribution to the package.
The prime minister said that other provincial governments should also come forward and announce relief for the people just like the Punjab government. He said provincial governments are being provided funds through the National Finance Commission (NFC) for development projects.
