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<ul><li>Private ambulances in Gurgaon are on strike amid the surging cases of COVID-19 due an ongoing tussle with the government over prices.</li><li>Haryana’s Regional Transport Authority (RTA) imposed a limit on the amount private ambulances could charge to transport a COVID-19 patient after complaints of exorbitant prices.</li><li>According to the Private Ambulance Association (PAA) the price that has been fixed by the government is not enough to run their services.</li></ul>Abhimanyu Mukherji has been trying to get an ambulance for his 77-year old father in Gurgaon since Wednesday morning, only to find out that private ambulances are on strike today. “Finally, after hours of searching for a hospital we got a bed only to realise we have no way to get him there. We were sure to lose the bed,” he told Business Insider. According to him, ambulances that dare to operate in spite of the strike are being damaged by other operators. "I am the only attendant there [at home] and I cannot possibly administer the oxygen and drive the car at the same time,” Mukherji said, after he finally found someone with a bigger car to help drive his father to the hospital. The strike comes after Haryana’s Regional Transport Authority (RTA) imposed a limit on the amount private ambulances could charge to transport a COVID-19 patient. <div type="ExtQuote" text="“We are ready to donate these ambulances to the district administration as we will suffer huge losses and will not be able to make our ends meet.”" auname="Rajesh Yadav, president of the Private Ambulance Association (PAA)"></div> According to Rajesh Yadav, president of the Private Ambulance Association (PAA), the price that has been fixed by the government is not enough to run their services. He told the <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurugram-news/ambulance-operators-threaten-to-shut-services-due-to-price-cap-101620151878292.html">Hindustan Times</a> that the rates are the same as they were 20 years ago. “There has been inflation on all products and services, but the transport department wants us to operate at the same charge,” he said. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Government rates </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Type of ambulance </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹7 per kilometre </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Basic ambulance </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹17 per kilometre </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Advanced ambulance </td></tr></tbody></table> An investigation by <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/video/exclusive-india-today-exposes-how-ambulance-operators-charge-exorbitant-fares-to-ferry-covid-patients-1798875-2021-05-04">India Today</a> revealed some ambulance operators in Gurgaon have been charging in excess of ₹1,000 per kilometre to shift COVID-19 patients. Attendants of patients in critical conditions are ready to shell out the money required in order to avail the emergency service. With the strike halting the movement of private ambulances altogether, the shortage of ambulances — especially those with ventilators and oxygen support — is likely to get more severe. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Private ambulance operators claim government rates are an underestimation of cost" comment="subhead" text="Private ambulance operators claim government rates are an underestimation of cost">Private ambulance operators claim government rates are an underestimation of cost</cmsannotation> The PAA asserts that the government has cited such low charge because they purchase public ambulances from a fixed budget. The maintenance work on those ambulances, however, is outsourced. This means that the government is only buying the ambulances. It does not bear the burden of fuel costs or monthly installments, according to the PAA. Private ambulance operators not only have to pay monthly installments of around ₹55,000 to ₹60,000 per ambulance, but they also have to pay the drivers’ salaries and employ at least one attendant. They also have to pay doctors who are on-call. In the face of COVID-19, operation costs have surged even further since ambulances have to keep oxygen supply and personal protective equipment (PPE) topped up for every new COVID-19 patient. At times, they are also left waiting for several hours — with their ignition on to ensure the medical equipment is up and running — which adds to the operators’ cost, especially with fuel prices having increased this past year. According to the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/pvt-ambulances-off-roads-to-protest-rate-cap/articleshow/82395054.cms">Times of India</a>, Gurgaon currently has nearly 500 ambulances, including government, private and ambulances attached to different hospitals. And the NCR is one of the worst hit urban areas in the country. In the squabble over prices between the operators and the government, it’s people like Mukherji who are in need of emergency services who will suffer. 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COVID-19 patients are the ones paying the price amid the tussle over rates between the government and ambulance operators in Gurgaon

<ul><li>Farmers and trade unions from various states have extended their support for the '<keyword id="6379373" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="bharat-bandh">Bharat Bandh</keyword>' call of farmer organisations on December 8. </li><li>The 'Bandh' will start at 8 am, and the chakka jams (road blockades) will be in force up to 3 pm across the country. </li><li>These are the services that are likely to be affected by 'Bharat Bandh' tomorrow. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Farmers and trade unions from various states, including whole northern India, have extended their support for the 'Bharat Bandh' call of farmer organisations on December 8 to raise their voice against the Centre's three contentious farm laws. The 'Bandh' will start at 8 am, and the chakka jams (road blockades) will be in force up to 3 pm across the country. Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Tamil Nadu are among the 12 states that have chalked out a plan for the 'Bharat Bandh' so far. The farmer leaders have decided to continue their sit-in until their first and major demand to repeal all three farm laws is not accepted. While the government was agreeable in the fifth government-farmer meet to do amendments to the three bills, farmers were pushing for these laws to be scrapped. These are the services that will be affected by 'Bharat Bandh' tomorrow: Transport services: Transport services are likely to be affected as some auto and taxi unions have decided to join Bharat Bandh. Many other associations are sympathetic towards farmers’ cause but are refraining from supporting the bandh. The general secretary of Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh, and Delhi Pradesh Taxi Union, Rajender Soni, said that many "important" auto, taxi and last-mile vehicle driver unions would not join the strike. Explaining further in a <a href="https://www.india.com/news/india/bharat-bandh-on-8th-december-2020-banking-services-milk-and-vegetables-supply-to-be-affected-all-you-need-to-know-4248831/">statement, </a>he said, "We fully sympathise with the farmers' struggle and support their demand. But the drivers of autos, taxis and Gramin Sewa and other last-mile vehicles are already hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and can not afford to strike now." Banking services: Many bank unions including — The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), All India Bank Officers' Association (AIBOA) and Indian National Bank Officers' Congress (INBOC) have also expressed solidarity with the protesting farmers. Many bank employees will likely be joining the protest, therefore affecting the banking services on December 8. Shops and small businesses: Farmers said they have also appealed offices and shops to close for one day across the country, along with dairy suppliers and local transport operators. This could disrupt the supply of milk and vegetables. Emergency services and weddings exempted: Emergency and hospital services will continue unaffected. The farmer representatives from around 40 unions said that the weddings and emergency services including ambulances would be exempted from the nationwide protest. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/oxford-covid-19-vaccine-serum-institute-seeks-emergency-use-nod-for-covishield-vaccine-in-india/articleshow/79600349.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Oxford COVID-19 vaccine: Serum Institute seeks emergency use nod for Covishield vaccine in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/section-144-extended-across-noida-and-greater-noida-till-january-2/articleshow/79600323.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Section 144 extended across Noida and Greater Noida till January 2</a>

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