Electricity Consumers in Punjab to Get Rs. 14 Per Unit Relief for Two Months

President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday announced that the Punjab government will provide relief of Rs. 14 per unit to consumers using up to 500 units of electricity in August and September bills. Talking to media along with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, the former prime minister said Rs. 45 billion have been allocated to provide relief to consumers in this regard. He highlighted that Punjab government has also allocated Rs. 700 billion for a solar program aimed at providing relief to the middle class. In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the package for the electricity consumers announced by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif. “The decision to reduce electricity rates by Rs. 14 per unit for consumers who use up to 500 units per month is a notable example of a people-centric initiative by Nawaz Sharif and the Punjab Chief Minister,” he said in a statement issued by the PM Office.