New Maharashtra govt norms to choke supplies, create chaos: Transport body

Main pain point is rule on RT-PCR test for cargo carriers from outside the state

All-India Motor Transport Congress, the apex body of transporters, has said that the Maharashtra Government’s latest guidelines will hamper the supply of goods into the state in a big way. The guidelines makes it mandatory for cargo carriers originating from outside the state to carry a negative RT-PCR test report which will have to be issued up to a maximum of 48 hours before the time of entry into the state and which will be valid for seven days. They alleged guidelines are ill-conceived and therefore must be revisited and rectified.

The provisions in the guidelines are “impractical and it is