Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said, “Alhamdulillah, the promise of giving relief to people in electricity bills has also been fulfilled.
She was chairing the 14th meeting of the provincial cabinet to discuss and decide on important agenda items.
Earlier, the cabinet approved a relief in electricity bills for the residents of Punjab and Islamabad, and paid a rich tribute to the Chief Minister for giving this much-needed relief to the people.
The Provincial Ministers said, ”Madam Chief Minister has taken a historic step keeping in view economic difficulties of the people.” They also paid tributes to PML-N President Nawaz Sharif for his vision of giving relief worth Rs 46 billion to people in electricity bills, and thanked Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif for supporting the Provincial Government in providing this relief to people.
The Chief Minister said, ”Household consumers of Punjab and Islamabad consuming electricity from 200 to 500 units are being given a relief of Rs 14 per unit of electricity in August and September bills.”
Maryam Nawaz said, ”Others advertised our relief of Rs 46 billion in electricity bills to people, for which I thank them.” She added,”I was surprised to see their problem at giving relief to people in electricity bills.”
