Summary:
Rates fixed by administration The maximum fare has been fixed at Rs2500 up to 25 km and after 25 km the operator can charge Rs12 per kilometre. For a ventilator-fitted ambulance the maximum charges up to 25 km have been fixed at Rs5000 and after 25 km they can charge Rs25 per km. “Although a few provide ventilator but we can arrange that and it will cost Rs5000 in an ambulance with a ventilator for shifting patient to the hospital” he said. Another private ambulance operator near the DMCH demanded Rs4000 for shifting patient from Mullanpur in an oxygen cylinder-fitted ambulance. Another ambulance operator was enquired about shifting the patient within the city and he quoted Rs2500 for the same..