rates of Covid-19 RT-PCR tests to ₹500 from ₹1,000 amid a recent spurt in infections. The charges for rapid antigen tests were also brought down to ₹150.Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope made the announcement on Wednesday.After the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, the charges for a RT-PCR test in Maharashtra were ₹4,500, which were slashed from time-to-time by the state government to ease the burden on people.The price of RT-PCR has been capped for the sixth time.New rates for RT-PCR tests here:"The new rates for RT-PCR test are fixed at ₹500, ₹600 and ₹800.
For giving samples at the collection centre, ₹500 will be charged. For the same test at a Covid Care Centre or a quarantine centre, the charges will be ₹600 and to collect the.