Supreme Court cost of RT-PCR tests for testing suspected COVID-19 patients at Rs 400 across the country.

New Delhi:25 November 2020 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Central government on a plea seeking directions to cap the cost of RT-PCR tests for testing suspected COVID-19 patients at ₹ 400 across the country. A three-judge bench of the court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde, asked the Union of India (UOI) to file its response on the petition filed by advocate Ajay Agrawal.The plea claimed that different rates are being charged across the country whereas the cost of the test actually works at just Rs 200. It said the cost of RT-PCR test was fixed between RS 900 to RS 2,800 by various state governments, Union Territories and NCT of Delhi.