Srinagar 01 June: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday directed private laboratories not to charge more than Rs 400 for RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 in the Union Territory.
According to an order issued by the Department of Health and Medical Education, it was said that no private laboratory in J&K shall charge more than Rs 400 for RT-PCR test for Covid19, which the order states is directed by LG J&K.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (3 of 1897) and in partial modification of notification S.0 337 dated 29 th October, 2020, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir hereby directs that no private laboratory shall charge any amount more than Rs. 400/(Rupees Four Hundred Only) for RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 inclusive of GST/Taxes if any, cost involved in pickup, packing and transportation of samples, documentation and reporting in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.” (KNB)
