ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik has said that motorcyclists will get 21-litre petrol per month under the new package announced by the prime minister.
Talking to journalists in Islamabad, he said that motorcyclists would get two to three litres of petrol per day, so the sale of the commodity could be discouraged in the black market.
He said up to 800cc cars and vehicles will get 30 litres of petrol per month and five to seven litres daily.
He said there was no subsidy in the new petrol package; it was a wholesome relief package for the poor, which would be passed on to them after charging it from the wealthy. He said the new package was conveyed to the International Monetary Fund.
He said the new petrol package would be finalised in the next six weeks as the prime minister has issued directives to wrap it up at the earliest.
He said the total number of motorcycles in the country was 26 million and the number of small vehicles was 21.4 million.
He said the Rs50 relief package would be passed on to the deserving after deducting Rs50 from the well-to-do.
He said that the package would be reviewed after every 15 days. The minister said a discussion was also underway to include transport and goods vehicles in the package.
Malik said that petroleum companies were being taken into confidence before formally launching the package.
He said that in six weeks, the government would install mobile phone scanners at petrol pumps and the beneficiaries would be given a one-time password to avail of the facility.
Malik said that all registered petrol pumps will get a quota to sell cheaper petrol and the money will be transferred every night to the owners of petrol pumps at midnight in the night.
He said a special account would be opened in the National Bank and the petrol price would be implemented by adding Rs50 to the OGRA price. He said that the account of every consumer would be audited every month.
Malik said the programme would be run as is practiced in other countries.
He said that those who drive expensive vehicles would bear the brunt of higher petrol prices and those with small cars and motorcycles would get cheaper petrol.
