Citizens will no longer have to pay arbitrary charges for tests at diagnostic centres and laboratories. Within the next three months, a new pricing regulation will be implemented, backed by strict enforcement, including a special monitoring cell and flying squads to curb malpractices. On Wednesday, in the state Legislative Council, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar stated that a draft proposal to regulate private testing lab charges had been sent to the law and judiciary department, which recommended some changes.

On Wednesday, in the state legislative council, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar stated that a draft proposal to regulate private testing lab charges had been sent to the law and judiciary department, which recommended some changes. "The revised proposal with suggested changes is in the process of being sent again to the law and judiciary department. We expect the new regulations to be tabled for approval in the next [monsoon] legislative session," he said. The monsoon session usually commences in July.