Buyers Will Now Require OTP Verification When Purchasing From Utility Stores

Digital verification is being introduced across all utility stores in the country to prevent misuse of the Prime Minister’s Relief Package.

As per the details, starting November 1, 2022, customers of Utility Stores Corporation (USC) will send their ID card number to 5566 from their mobile before coming to the utility store, and they will be provided with a One-Time Password (OTP) for shopping.  The customers will be able to purchase subsidized items by showing their OTP and ID card.

With this new system, consumers will be facilitated in purchasing subsidized items at utility stores, saving time as well as subsidizing certain items (flour, sugar, ghee, rice, pulses) in a very transparent manner. OTP and ID cards are not required for the purchase of items other than subsidized items.

At the direction of the Prime Minister, Utility Stores Corporation is still providing subsidies on basic essential commodities for the convenience of the people across the country. These essential commodities include flour, sugar, ghee, pulses, and rice.

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    • If the poor man come to store he needs sugar ghee etc he done not mobile then how can he buy subsity item is that clear

      • Being poor is a sin in Pakistan.One have to stand for hours in waiting line to get his rights.they give only 2 kg ghee and 5kg sugar to a family once in a month .Some families consist of 10 members .How is it possible for them to meet the both ends.

  • This is the great news , from this digital system every customer can facilitate with subsidies item.

  • Es m quantity kis tarha set ki Jay gi. Aik family k liye subsidies item quantity kya ho gi

  • Murree k utility wale chor Hain slip dete nahi k msg ajayega msg to koi nhi ata payment ka pata b nhi chalta Kon c cheez Kitne ki Hy koi pochne wala nhi

  • Acha system hai lekin Zalil to na kren logo ko.. pehle khud testing krte k ye system chal raha ha ya nahi.. ab log preshan ho rahe hain kal se koi replay he nahi aa raha kal se wait kr rahe hain

    Testing kiye bghair cheez ko lounge kr dete hain bhugtna ghareeb awam ko parta ha

  • Vry bad..jo loog waqia subsized item k hq dar 70 per bndo k pas mobil ne ni ha .baqi jino na lena ha unko reply ni aah raha.
    Free msg b ni jata..
    Ub ya sms k pesy leny k chkr ma ha

  • یکم نومبر کومیسج کیا ھے قبھی تک جواب نہیں ایا گھر کے کتنے لوگ میسج پر کارڈ نمبر بھیج سکتے ہیں اور یہ کتنے دنوں کے بعد دوبارہ خریداری کرسکیں گے۔۔۔اور کتنی کتنی چیزیں لے سکتے ہیں ماھانہ یا کیا مدت ھوگی دوبارہ

  • یوٹیلیٹی اسٹورز کے متعلق کوئ شکایت درج کرانی ھو تو کیسے کمپلینٹ جمع کراسکتے ہیں

  • Otp code systems is really bad and delayed system. It should be reverse immediately And conditions of purchasing other items with 5kg ghee, sugar should stop…. A family monthly requirement of ghee and sugar is minimum 10 kg why should they buy other unnessary items

  • Assalam O Alaikum
    I sended my CNIC No from my registered Sim No on 1st Nov but OTP not received still. I am waiting for 7 days for OTP then i will facilitate from Subsidies items of utility store.

  • Applying for the code but no response. even after applying repeated , the answer in coming after two or three days.

  • The best solution is to get and ID card and issue it once a month for goods that are subsidized.
    The man who has the identity card will get the goods.

  • maine 5 times CNIC sent kiya 5566 pe but no response , within store timing and after ,,

    poor system, logo ko pagal bana rahe hain,,,


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