ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government has made a public announcement about the procedure designed to get the special concession of Rs100 on a litre of petrol applicable on motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqi rickshaws and small vehicles.
Details of the registration process along with that of the fuel token are being issued to the media by the Ministry of Information Technology.
As per the ministry, the eligible people will have to send the word “REG” plus their CNIC number to 9771 for the process of registration. The applicants will also have to mention the number of their vehicle, the provincial code, and the date on which the vehicle is registered.
After registration, one can receive a fuel token by sending the word “TOK” to 9771. This token can then be produced at relevant petrol pumps to avail of petrol at the reduced rate.
As per the ministry, the relief scheme will be implemented in Islamabad in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, and afterwards it will be extended to the different regions of the country in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
As part of the initiative, eligible individuals will be granted a discount of Rs100 for every litre of petrol.
According to the regulations, the government has determined that 20 litres of subsidized petrol can be availed of monthly by motorcycles and Qingqi rickshaws. Cars with engines of such capacity will enjoy a limit of 30 litres per month.
The move aims at providing much-needed relief to motorcycle, rickshaw and small vehicle owners in times of soaring fuel prices.
