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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar referred to as on all provinces to comply with the instance set by the Punjab authorities in offering electrical energy subsidies, emphasising the necessity for equitable reduction throughout the nation.
Speaking at a press convention in Islamabad on Monday, Tarar highlighted the numerous step taken by the Punjab authorities, led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), in providing a Rs14 per unit discount in electrical energy payments for customers utilizing lower than 500 items.
This initiative, which features a record-breaking Rs45 billion subsidy for August and September, has drawn each reward and criticism.
“Everyone ought to acknowledge and admire the Punjab authorities’s initiative,” Tarar said, urging different provincial governments to increase related reduction to their residents.
However, the transfer has sparked controversy, with political figures from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) accusing the Punjab authorities of favouritism, arguing that the reduction ought to be utilized uniformly throughout all provinces.
In response to those criticisms, Tarar reiterated the federal authorities’s dedication to offering reduction to the general public and inspired different provinces to take related steps. He underscored the significance of addressing the considerations of all areas pretty with out enjoying into provincial divisions.
Echoing this sentiment, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori had urged Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday to introduce a subsidy on electrical energy payments akin to the one introduced by Punjab to make sure that residents of Sindh additionally profit from diminished energy prices.
