The price on the pump sign is not changing. From the night of 14–15 September 2026 in Islamabad, and 16–17 September across the rest of Pakistan, a registered motorcycle, rickshaw or small-car user pays Rs 100 a litre less than the notified price — up to a monthly cap — and the government reimburses the station afterward. OGRA’s notified price stays where it is: Rs 375.82 for petrol on 12 September 2026.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the scheme on 13 September 2026, as global oil prices rose on renewed tension in the Middle East. The prices here are the ones this record holds, read from OGRA’s build-up for 12 September 2026 and traced to the source document. The scheme’s terms, cost and mechanism are from the government’s own material and reporting, cited at the end.
Who qualifies, and how much
Two groups qualify, each with a monthly cap on the litres the relief covers. The rebate is Rs 100 on every eligible litre; the saving stops at the cap.
| Who qualifies | Petrol a month | Most you save |
|---|---|---|
| Motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqis, three-wheelers | 20 litres | Rs 2,000 |
| Cars up to 800cc (Mehran, Alto, Bolan) | 30 litres | Rs 3,000 |
Eligibility is by the vehicle, verified against provincial excise records, and one vehicle may be registered per person. A car over 800cc, a delivery van, a truck, or any unregistered rider is outside the scheme and pays the notified price in full.
How to register
Registration is by SMS to 9771, from a SIM in the applicant’s own name. The message is REG, then the CNIC without dashes, the vehicle number without spaces, the province code and the vehicle’s registration date as DDMMYYYY. A confirmation follows a successful check.
The province codes are I for Islamabad, A for Azad Jammu and Kashmir, G for Gilgit-Baltistan, S for Sindh, P for Punjab, K for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and B for Balochistan.
Before filling up, send TOK to 9771 to receive a fuel token, and show it at a participating station to buy the eligible litres with the Rs 100 applied. Registration opened on 13 September 2026. The subsidised fuel began in Islamabad on the night of 14–15 September and across the rest of the country, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, on 16–17 September.
Why it is not a price cut
Nothing in the scheme changes OGRA’s price. Petrol is notified at Rs 375.82 a litre and high-speed diesel at Rs 403.32, effective 12 September 2026, and both stand. The Rs 100 is a rebate at the pump for registered users, settled afterward — not a new notified price, and not a change to the build-up.
Two limits keep it narrow. It reaches only registered small vehicles, and only within the monthly cap; past the cap, the same rider pays the full price. High-speed diesel — the fuel that moves freight and feeds into the price of nearly everything carried by road — is not in the scheme at all.
Who pays for it
The rebate is paid from the budget, not carved out of the price. The Petroleum Division’s summary to the Economic Coordination Committee, dated 14 September 2026, seeks Rs 73.8 billion in subsidy over three months, plus Rs 1.73 billion to build and run a digital Fuel Pass system — about Rs 24.6 billion a month, for an estimated 11.8 million users.
The petroleum levy is untouched. The Finance Ministry rejected both cutting the Rs 80-a-litre levy and drawing on the Rs 430 billion emergency fund, citing conditions under the IMF programme. So the state’s Rs 80 levy and Rs 5 climate support levy still sit inside every litre; the Rs 100 rides on top of them, from a separate grant. How much of a litre is tax sets out those lines.
These are proposed figures. The Rs 73.8 billion is a request awaiting the committee’s approval, not a confirmed disbursement, and the payment path — OGRA supplying each station’s bank details, the State Bank paying pumps on the previous day’s tokens — was still being finalised between the finance, petroleum and IT ministries as the scheme launched.
What it means for the price shown here
This record publishes the notified build-up — the price OGRA sets, itemised to every line. That figure does not move for the relief scheme, so a registered rider’s receipt can now read Rs 100 a litre below the price shown here, within their cap. That gap is the scheme working as designed, not an error in either number.
It is the same distinction why the pump price differs from ours already draws: the notified price is one thing, and what a particular buyer pays at a particular pump is another. The relief adds a new reason the two can differ — for one group of vehicles, in one direction. The build-up carries the notified price this record keeps.
Common questions
Does the Rs 100 relief lower the petrol price?
No. OGRA’s notified price is unchanged — Rs 375.82 a litre for petrol on 12 September 2026. Registered users of small vehicles pay Rs 100 a litre less at the pump, up to a monthly cap, and the government reimburses the station. The notified price itself does not move.
Who qualifies for the scheme?
Motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqis and other two- and three-wheelers, on up to 20 litres a month (up to Rs 2,000 saved); and cars up to 800cc such as the Mehran, Alto and Bolan, on up to 30 litres a month (up to Rs 3,000 saved). It needs a CNIC, a SIM in the applicant’s own name and vehicle details verified with the provincial excise department.
How do I register?
Send an SMS to 9771: REG, then the CNIC without dashes, the vehicle number, the province code and the registration date as DDMMYYYY. After the confirmation, send TOK to 9771 for a token and show it at a participating station. It began in Islamabad on 14–15 September 2026 and nationwide on 16–17 September.
Does it cut the petroleum levy?
No. The Finance Ministry rejected cutting the Rs 80-a-litre levy, citing the IMF programme. The levy and the Rs 5 climate support levy stay in every litre; the Rs 100 is paid separately, from a proposed Rs 73.8 billion grant over three months.
Will the price on eklitre change?
No. This record shows OGRA’s notified price, which the scheme does not change. A registered rider may pay up to Rs 100 a litre less within their cap, so their receipt can sit below the figure here — the same reason a pump price and the notified price can already differ.
What this is based on. The notified prices are this project’s reading of OGRA’s build-up for 12 September 2026, traced to the source document; how this record is read sets out the rules. The scheme’s terms and rollout are from Business Recorder and Dawn; its cost and funding are from the Petroleum Division summary reported by ProPakistani. The scheme is run by the government, not by this project; this note explains it and registers no one.