Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced Rs50 billion relief package for domestic electricity consumers using up to 200 units per month.
Addressing a ceremony on energy sector reforms in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the government would not be increasing the electricity rates for protected customers who consume up to 200 units of power for a period of three months.
“The domestic consumers who consume up to 200 units of electricity will get a subsidy for three months — July, August, September,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced.https://www.youtube.com/embed/pmWn8lIeSj8
25 million domestic consumers which make up to 94 percent of the total domestic consumers will benefit from this package for three months of July, August and September, he said.
The prime minister said that under the package, cost of per unit electricity will be 4 to 7 rupees per unit. He said consumers of K-Electric will also be eligible for this subsidy.
He went on to say that Rs50 billion will be spent from development fund.
He said the decision has been taken to provide relief to common man in the wake of increase in prices of electricity, adding that the coalition government will overcome all difficulties together.
“Only way to overcome our economic woes is to nab corruption,” he added.
The announcement comes after public outcry over a government’s decision to massively increase the power tariff.
