AHMEDABAD : In a relief to citizens, the Gujarat government on Thursday reduced the rates for COVID-19 tests conducted at private laboratories from ₹4,000 to ₹2,500.The announcement has come 10 days after senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel claimed that test rates at private laboratories in Gujarat were higher than many states.Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said government-authorised private laboratories will now charge ₹2,500 instead of the present cost of ₹4,000 for COVID-19 tests."If a person visits the lab with a doctor's prescription, then he or she will have to pay ₹2,500.
The charges will be ₹3,000 if a laboratory assistant is called home to collect samples," Patel said, adding that the new fee structure will come into effect.