{
  "id": 3014259,
  "title": "Govt to Give Cash to Senior Bureaucrats Instead of Free Electricity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/govt-to-give-cash-to-senior-bureaucrats-instead-of-free-electricity",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T12:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/24/govt-to-give-cash-to-senior-bureaucrats-instead-of-free-electricity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pakistani federal government has announced it will pay senior Power Division officials a cash allowance instead of providing free electricity, according to sources cited by ProPakistani. Officers classified as BS-17 through BS-21 will receive a stipend of Rs. 30 per unit, replacing the previous system of free electricity.\n\nFor a BS-17 officer, this translates to Rs. 15,858 for 450 units of electricity. BS-18 employees will receive Rs. 21,990 for 600 units, while BS-19 officers will get Rs. 37,594 instead of the previous allowance of 880 free units. BS-20 and BS-21 officials will receive Rs. 46,992 and Rs. 55,536 respectively, in lieu of the previous allowances of 1,100 and an unspecified amount of free units.\n\nThis change in policy follows a High Court ruling that prompted the discontinuation of the free electricity provision. The Power Division has formally announced the end of the free electricity arrangement. The new cash-based payment system will now take the place of the previous arrangement where eligible Power Division officials were granted a predetermined quantity of electricity without cost.",
  "summary": "The federal government has decided to provide officers of the Power Division from BS-17 to BS-21 with a payment of … Read More The post Govt to Give Cash to Senior Bureaucrats Instead of Free Electricity appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}