Overview
- The prime minister ordered that SMS registration to short code 9771 be free to help low- and middle-income households access the subsidy, with the free service announced between September 17 and 18.
- Applicants must send a one-time registration text in the format REG [space] CNIC [space] vehicle number [space] province initial [space] vehicle registration date to 9771 and then send TOK to 9771 before visiting a filling station to receive a token.
- The scheme covers motorcycles, rickshaws and cars up to 800cc across Pakistan including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, with token limits issued as five-litre vouchers for two- and three-wheelers and 10-litre vouchers for qualifying cars.
- The government set the subsidy at roughly Rs100 per litre, which translates to Rs500 per five-litre token and Rs1,000 per 10-litre token, and Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said the federal budget will supply about Rs25 billion a month for the programme.
- To raise awareness and help people register, the prime minister directed facilitation desks at petrol stations staffed by officials, volunteers and station personnel and the administration is running an outreach push to guide eligible beneficiaries.