LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has given the fare to the ambulance services offered by the hospitals and bureaus.
In the event of overcharging the, driving permit of the motorist and registration of their ambulance is going to be revoked.
The choice was chosen to bring uniformity in the fare construction for ambulance services offered by private agencies and hospitals in the whole country in light of this Covid-19 pandemic.
Additionally, it will create the service affordable for individuals.
The government has given the fare to four kinds of bus services, Form A or medical responder ambulances will cost Rs 500 for your first 10km and Rs 10 for each additional kilometre.
Form B or individual transport ambulances will cost Rs 1,000 for the first 10km and Rs 20 for each kilometre then.
In the same way, Form C or basic life support ambulances and Form D or advanced life support ambulances can cost Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 for the primary 10km and Rs 25 and Rs 30 respectively for each excess kilometre.
The fare for Form B, C and D services comprises nourishment, ambulance equipment, PPE kits, gloves, and mask, face shield, sanitiser, motorist, emergency medical technician and physician.
Main secretary, transportation, Rajesh Kumar Singh stated that the ambulances are kept from the ambit of license and taxation regulations at the MV Act because its performance is a social support rather than a commercial usage.
Although there were notifications issued from those districts from time to time to restrain the fare of most ambulance services there’s a version in the speed.