Charges for pvt ambulance capped at `1,500-4,000
1.3L people in 18-44 age group vaccinated in 3 days: Kejri
Amid a raging Covid pandemic, the Delhi government on Thursday fixed charges levied by private ambulance services in the range of `1,500-`4,000, with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal warning strict action against violators.
“It has come to our notice that private ambulance services in Delhi are charging illegitimately. To avoid this practise, Delhi govt has capped maximum prices that private ambulance services can charge. Strict actions will be taken against those who violate the order,” Kejriwal tweeted.
According to new law, the maximum charge for PTA (Patient Transport Ambulance) will be `1,500 per call for up to 10 kilometres, followed by `1,00 per extra kilometres, it said.
For the BLS category, the maximum charge will be `2,000 per call for up to 10 kilometres followed by `100 per extra kilometres, said the order.
The maximum charge of ATS will be `4,000 for up to 10 kilometres and `100 per extra kilometre, it added.
Meanwhile, Mr Kejriwal also said around 1.30 lakh people in the 18-44 age group have been vaccinated against Covid since the inoculation of this category started on May 3.
He also said the entire population of the capital can be vaccinated in three months, but only if adequate doses are available.
“In the last three days, around 1.3 lakh people (in the 18-44 age group) have been vaccinated. I hope more will be vaccinated in the coming days. We want to increase the scale of vaccination, but there is a problem … vaccine is in short supply,” he said during a virtual press conference.
The chief minister said more than 35 lakh people have been vaccinated in Delhi so far. Of this, 28 lakh have taken the first dose, and over 7.5 lakh have taken both the doses, he said.
“As I had promised earlier, we can vaccinate the entire (population of) Delhi within three months if there’s adequate supply. We will open up more centres if we get more doses in a timely manner,” he said.
The chief minister requested all those aged above 18 to take the jabs compulsorily.
“At the end of the day, one has to get vaccinated. Vaccination is the only solution to this problem,” he said.