Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the power distribution companies to revise the electricity bills of up to 200 units within 24 hours adjusting the relief under the fuel adjustment charge (FAC) announced by the government.
The prime minister, who chaired a high-level meeting to address the issues faced by the power consumers, also constituted a committee on the subject’.
He instructed that the staffers of the distribution companies should work round the clock to ensure the revision of electricity bills.
He asked the authorities concerned to cancel the leaves of all the staffers and present him a compliance report immediately.
The prime minister said that the banks should also be directed to remain open in the coming days to enable the consumers pay their revised electricity bills.
The meeting was told that the implementation of the relief package announced by the prime minister was being ensured. The electricity bills of around 16.6 million were being corrected to provide them the relief under fuel price adjustment.
The prime minister instructed the authorities concerned to ensure the execution of the relief measures announced by the government.
Marriyum Aurangzaib took to Twitter and said that instructions have been given to include the announced relief in the bills of electricity consumers up to 200 units within 24 hours.
The PM had directed within 24 hours the bills of the consumers under the relief should be reduced.
The minister said that the staff of the DISCOs would work 24 hours to correct the electricity bills and all staff leaves have been canceled for correcting the bills.
Banks would remain open on weekends to deposit bills of the consumers, she said.