Finance Minister Approves Fuel Relief Scheme


The cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) met at the Finance Division on Monday for a session chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, who greenlit PM Shehbaz’s fuel relief package.

According to a press release issued by the Finance Division, the ECC examined the Petroleum Division’s summary on the fuel relief scheme. Under the programme, two- and three-wheelers will get assistance of Rs500 per week — equivalent to five litres at Rs100 per litre — while cars up to 800cc will receive Rs1,000 for 10 days, calculated on 30 litres per month at the same rate.

The plan will be confined to non-commercial users, with support capped at one vehicle per owner.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of IT and Telecom will roll out and operate the Fuel Pass System (FPS) for the digital handling and transparent disbursement of the scheme’s benefits.

“The targeted and digitally managed mechanism is aimed at ensuring that the benefit reaches eligible consumers efficiently while strengthening transparency and accountability in implementation,” the statement read, adding that the ECC sanctioned a Rs75 billion technical supplementary grant to execute the programme.