The goods transport fares have been reduced by 25-30 due to the recent fall in petroleum prices.
According to details, the Goods Transporters Association has announced its decision to reduce transport charges by 25-30 per cent in wake of the recent fall in petroleum prices amid virus pandemic.
The development comes as the government had reduced petroleum prices by up to Rs 15 per litre on April 30 last month. The price of petrol was reduced to Rs 81.58 from Rs96.58, while high speed diesel was fixed at the rate of Rs 80.10 after a reduction of Rs 27.15 from Rs107.25 per litre. Whereas the price of kerosene was slashed to Rs4 7.44 from Rs 77.45.
It is to be noted that the government, on March 27, had allowed the resumption goods transport services across the country in order to maintain a supply of daily use commodities.
“There should be no shortage of daily use commodities in the country due to lockdown. The shortage of food items can create panic in the country,” said the Prime Minister Imran Khan in National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting.
Furthermore, Punjab government has also announced its decision to allow the resumption of online ride hailing and taxi services from Monday (today) to facilitate the public.
