Punjab govt's electricity relief excludes consumers using up to 200 units
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The government did not increase the electricity rates for those consuming up to 200 units per month.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Punjab government has announced that the Rs14 per unit relief on electricity bills would not be available to consumers using up to 200 units.
Sources told that the government did not increase the electricity rates for those consuming up to 200 units per month, as they are already considered protected consumers.
According to the Punjab government, relief of Rs14 per unit would be provided to consumers using between 201 and 500 units.
This meant that Rs14 per unit would be subtracted from the total bill amount, including all taxes.
For example, if the total cost per unit with taxes was Rs44, after applying the relief, consumers will pay Rs30 per unit.
The relief would apply to electricity tariffs for bills of August and September 2024 only.
A provincial government spokesperson stated that work had already begun following the directive of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
Recently, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif, alongside Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, announced a 14-rupee per unit relief for electricity consumers using up to 500 units for two months.
