lucknow with the price of rtpcr test kits and reagents used for coronavirus testing coming down the uttar pradesh government has reduced the charge for conducting covid19 test to rs 1600 from rs 2500 by all labs including those privately ownedthe prices of rtpcr test kits and reagents used for covid tests have come down hence the april order on pricing of the test has been amended the maximum price of test will now be rs 1600 said additional chief secretary amit mohan prasad in an order issued on thursday eveningthe order was implemented with immediate effect the states health department saidas per the order the price of covid19 confirmatory test through truenat was also fixed at rs 1600 action will be taken against those violating the order by charging more than the prescribed fee under the epidemic act it saidthis is the second time that the price of covid19 test had been reduced when private labs were first allowed testing via rtpcr the fee for each test was rs 4500 which wa then reduced to rs 2500 in aprilnow labs cannot charge over rs 1600 per test as per the fresh ordersthe objective of reducing the price is to ensure that maximum number of people are tested a senior health official saiddirector information shishir said on thursday up conducted 150652 tests and total tests in the state done so far are 7217980 out of 150652 tests on thursday 50000 tests were done on rtpcr and that too by government labs it is a record achievement of up the state is doing maximum tests in india