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With around 65 per cent of the total truck fleet in the country out of the road owing to lockdown and lockdown-like conditions in most of the states, the truck industry losses have mounted to around Rs 42,000 crore from the start of the fiscal till mid of this month, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has said. The transport sector, which is the lifeline of the nation and essential services provider to the people of the country, bears the first impact of the lockdowns and the curfews, it said. The industry has sought relief from the government by way of EMI moratorium, soft loans provision without collateral, tax waiver, extension of validity of insurance, among others, AIMTC Core Committee chairman Bal Malkit Singh said.
The state government in its revised guidelines, issued on Saturday, said that the truck drivers "may be allowed to enter in the state only after checking the temperature and any other symptoms as well as status of each person on Aarogya Setu".
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The All India Motor Transport Congress, which is the top body of the transporters in the country, had demanded from the State government for waiving such a condition.
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In a relief to road transporters, the Maharashtra government has done away with the mandatory RT-PCR test requirement for the truck drivers in the state, industry body AIMTC said on Saturday. The All India Motor Transport Congress, which is the top body of the transporters in the country, had demanded from the State government for waiving such a condition. The state government in its revised guidelines, issued on Saturday, said that the truck drivers may be allowed to enter in the state only after checking the temperature and any other symptoms as well as status of each person on Aarogya Setu .