State Wise Quarantine Regulations

Updated as on: 21ST May 2021

Disclaimer – While every effort is made to update this information, it is the sole responsibility of the passenger to ensure his or
her eligibility to comply with the entry regulations of the respective State Government. Air India, Air India Express and their
subsidiaries accept no liability in this regard.

Name of the Health Check Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.

State Requirements
Andaman RT-PCR negative report
issued from an ICMR
recognized lab where test is
taken 48 hours before
commencement of journey.
Hand written reports are
not acceptable. In addition,
all arriving passengers shall
mandatorily undergo Rapid
Antigen Test.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Compulsory home None Any person violating the
quarantine for 7 days, quarantine guidelines shall
even with negative RT- be liable to be fined to the
PCR report. Passengers tune of Rs 5000/-each time
visiting Swaraj Dweep,
Shaeed Dweep and Little
Andaman need to have 10
days of home quarantine
irrespective of being
tested negative.
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State Requirements
Andhra -
Pradesh Thermal Screening
Assam Thermal screening will be
conducted on arrivals.
Rapid Antigen Test on
arrival is mandatory.
Passenger with positive
result go for home isolation
or hospitalization.
Passenger with negative
result will have to take RT-
PCR test at airport and
remain under home
quarantine until the result
is declared.
Update as on 13th April
2020. Know More
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
All asymptomatic All passengers are required
passengers will have to None to register themselves on
undergo home quarantine Spandana
for 14 days. website www.spandana.ap.gov
.in
nd
Update as on 22 April Passengers transiting to Intra- The cost of the RT-PCR test
2021 - All arriving Assam and North East States maximum of INR 500 shall be
passengers will have to exempted from arrival borne by the passengers.
undergo compulsory testing.
home quarantine for 7 Government Officials and
days, even if the result of Passengers traveling on
COVID-19 test undergone medical reasons or family
on arrival is negative. bereavement are exempted
Rapid Antigen Test on from mandatory quarantine.
arrival is mandatory.
Passenger with positive
result go for home
isolation or
hospitalization. Passenger
with negative result will
have to take RT-PCR test
at airport and remain
under home quarantine
until the result is
declared.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Bihar Thermal screening will be 10 days of home The following Passengers will None
conducted on arrivals. quarantine is mandatory for be exempted from the Covid-
Passengers coming from passengers coming from 19 testing – 1) Passengers
Maharashtra, Punjab, Maharashtra, Punjab, holding Negative Rapid
Kerala to Patna are Kerala, Delhi & NCR. Antigen Test (RAT) report
required to carry out RT All passengers arriving conducted within 72 hours
PCR Test 72 hours prior to from the states of Delhi, before departure.
departure. Gujarat & Madhya 2) Passengers holding
Passengers coming from Pradesh will be tested for Negative RT-PCR report
Maharashtra, Punjab, Covid -19 & those found conducted within 72 hours
Kerala and New Delhi to positive shall be directed before departure.3)
Gaya are required to carry to follow the SOP issued Passengers holding COVID -19
out RT-PCR Test 72 hours by the Health vaccination certificate or
prior to departure Department, having been administered
Government of Bihar with both the doses of
vaccination and have
completed 14 days after the
second dose.
Chhattisgarh Passengers are required to None None None
carry RT-PCR negative
report not earlier than 96
Hours or full vaccination
certificate for 2 doses.
Those without above
documents will be tested on
arrival and remain in home
isolation till report is
available.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Delhi Thermal screening will be Passengers who are found All constitutional and None
done for all passengers without a negative report government functionaries
upon arrival. Passengers will have to remain in and their staff members are
originating their journey quarantine for 14 days. exempted from quarantine if
from any city/airport in they are asymptomatic
Maharashtra to travel to
Delhi will require RT-PCR
negative report from ICMR
accredited labs done within
last 72hrs.
Goa Mandatory for all passengers None None There is no Covid
arriving from outside Goa to test facility available
be in possession of RT-PCR at Goa Airport.
negative report from ICMR
accredited labs done within
last 72 hours

Gujarat Thermal screening shall be None None It is mandatory for passengers

conducted for all arriving arriving at Surat to install the
passengers. SMC Covid-19 Tracker App:
There is no RT-PCR test https://play.google.com/stor
required for Domestic e/apps/details?id=in.smc.cov
travel in healthy individuals idout and must also fill the
on arrival in any of the Novel Corona Self Reporting
station in Gujarat State. form-
http://www.suratmunicipal.
gov.in/EServices/Covid19Self
Reporting
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State Requirements
Haryana Thermal screening will be
done for all passengers
upon arrival.
Himachal All asymptomatic
Pradesh passengers arriving from all
states will be exempted
from quarantine, if they are
carrying a COVID negative
certificate through RT-PCR
test or TRUNAAT t/CB NAAT
test by an ICMR authorized
lab issued not earlier than
96 hours from the time
when the sample was
taken.
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
All asymptomatic None None
passengers arriving at
Haryana will have to
undergo home quarantine
for 14 days
Asymptomatic passengers Passengers arriving from It is mandatory for all
arriving from cities with cities with high prevalence of passengers to install Aarogya
high prevalence of Covid- Covid-19 may only be Setu App and also register at
19 will have to undergo 7 exempted from institutional least 48 hours prior to their
days of institutional quarantine if they are arrival on the Covid E- Pass
quarantine, followed by 7 travelling for exceptional and portal
days of home quarantine. compelling reasons such as http://covid19epass.hp.gov.in
Asymptomatic residents human distress, pregnancy, Army/CAPF personnel are
of Himachal Pradesh who
death in family, serious illness not required to register on E
had travelled to other
and parent(s) accompanied -Pass if they have arrived to
states for medical,
Business or work purpose by children below 10 years. join back their official duty.
maybe be exempted from However, these passengers
quarantine if they exit or will then have to undergo
re-enter state within 48 home quarantine for 14days.
hours.
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State Requirements
Jammu and All passengers arriving at
Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir will have
to undergo Covid19 antigen
test through RT-PCR
method or Rapid Antigen
test.
Passengers arriving from
Jharkhand
Maharashtra, Kerala and
Punjab will require RT-
PCR/RAT negative report
from ICMR accredited labs
done within last 72hrs. RT-
PCR timeline starts from
the swab collection time.
Passengers without RTPCR
Report will be tested at
the airport. RTPCR/RAT test
Quarantine
Requirements
Until the test results are
reported negative,
passengers will have to
undergo home quarantine
for 14 days.
Passengers without
contactable phone number
with updated Aarogya
Setu App will have to
undergo institutional
quarantine for 14 days or
till their test results are
reported negative, in
which case they will be
released for home
quarantine.
Mandatory 7 days home
quarantine for all
passengers arriving into
the state of Jharkhand.
Exemptions Additional Info.
( If any ) ( if any)
Asymptomatic Business Passenger is
travelers carrying a confirmed Required to fill
return ticket, confirmed hotel Up ICMR health
booking and their Business ID form on arrival.
will be exempted from
quarantine and will be
permitted to proceed to their
hotel from the airport after
undergoing the Covid-19 test.
Personnel of Defense and
Central Armed Police Forces
returning on duty, including
transit labour hired by BRO to
go to Ladakh, will be
exempted from Covid-19
antigen testing.
None For GAYA only-Passengers
arriving from Madhya
Pradesh, Delhi & NCR,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala
&Punjab will require
Vaccination Certificate/RT-
PCR/RAT negative report
from ICMR accredited labs.
RT-PCR timeline starts from
the swab collection time.
Following are the scenarios
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State Requirements
will be free of cost at
arrivals.
Random RAT test will be
done for other sector
passengers.
Kerala Travelers from other
States to Kerala shall carry a
RT- PCR negative certificate
taken within 72 hours
before the start of journey.
Those undertaking RTPCR
on arrival shall be in
isolation till report is
available.
Quarantine
Requirements
All asymptomatic
passengers to undergo
home quarantine for 14
days. Passengers visiting
Kerala for less than7 days
are exempted from home
quarantine provided they
obtain an entry pass for
short visit from the
Jagratha portal
https://covid19jagratha.ke
rala.nic.in/home/shortVisi
t
Exemptions Additional Info.
( If any ) ( if any)
for valid RAT/RT-PCR report
/ Vaccination certificate
Rapid Antigen Report within
24 hours. RT-PCR report
within 72hours. 14 days past
certificate of both doses of
COVID vaccination.
Rapid Antigen Facility is
available at arrivals (free of
cost)
All passengers arriving at
Kerala must have a valid e-
pass after registering their
details in state’s COVID
Jagratha portal, without which
the passenger will not be
permitted to exit the airport -
https://covid19jagratha.kerala
.nic.in/home/addMedicalEmer
gencyPass.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Karnataka It is COMPULSORY for Permitted exemptions for None
passengers arriving from negative RT-PCR certificate:
Punjab, Chandigarh, Kerala (i) Constitutional
& Maharashtra to carry a functionaries and health care
COVID negative report from professionals.
an ICMR approved lab not (ii) Children below 2 years
earlier than 72 hours of (iii) In dire emergency
arrival in to the state of situation (death in the family,
Karnataka. medical treatment etc.,)
Also, it has been informed
by District Surveillance Unit,
Dakshina Kannada District,
Mangalore, that, in case
any of the passengers
arriving from Mumbai, do
not carry RTPCR certificate,
they have to be
compulsorily tested at the
checking point at
Mangalore airport at a cost
to be borne by the
passengers.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Ladakh Thermal screening shall be All asymptomatic Personal of Defense & Central None
done for all passengers. passengers arriving at Armed Police are exempted
Ladakh will be from above provisions
exempted from
quarantine if they are
carrying a Covid-19
negative certificate by an
ICMR- authorized lab
issued within 48 hours
before arrival.
All other passengers will
have to undergo
mandatory home
quarantine for 7 days.
Workers are advised to
arrive at Ladakh through
contractor(s) or Labour
agencies and will be
exempted from
quarantine if they are
also carrying a Covid-19
negative certificate by an
ICMR-authorized lab
issued within 48 hours
before arrival. If they do
not carry this report,
they will have to
undergo7 days of
institutional quarantine
followed by a Covid-19
test.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Madhya Thermal screening shall be All other asymptomatic Self-declaration is mandatory
Pradesh done for all passengers. passengers arriving into for all arriving passengers to
Madhya Pradesh are Indore. Link for self-
Negative RT-PCR exempted from quarantine declaration is given
certificate, not older than 48 and must self-monitor below. https://indore.accelda
hours, shall be compulsory their health for at least14
days. sh.com/self-declaration-form
for the flights arriving in
Indore from Maharashtra.
Passengers without RT-
PCR test report will be
compulsorily tested on
arrival at Indore Airport
with a charge which will be
borne by the passengers.

Negative RT-PCR
certificate, not older than 72
hours, shall be compulsory
for the flights arriving at
Bhopal from Maharashtra.
Passengers without RT-
PCR test report will be
compulsorily tested on
arrival at Bhopal Airport
with a charge which will be
borne by the passengers.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Maharashtra It is mandatory for All passengers who intend The armed forces personnel None
passengers to carry to stay in Maharashtra for and their families from the
negative RT-PCR report not a period of 7 days or less Army, Navy, Air force and the
earlier than 48 hours before shall be exempted from Coast Guard are exempted
the time of entry into mandatory quarantine. from the above-mentioned RT-
Maharashtra. Such passengers will have PCR tests subject to following
to share the details of their the other necessary Covid
Passengers without RT-PCR return/onward journey. related protocols.
report will not be permitted Other passengers will
to board the flight. have to undergo home
quarantine for 14 days.
To seek exemption from
home quarantine, it is
mandatory to upload the
request
online at
https://portal.mcgm.gov.i
n , before your travel.
Application sent for
exemption via emails will
not be accepted.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)

Nagpur-

All passengers arriving from None None

Delhi to Nagpur must carry
RT-PCR negative report not
older than 72 hours prior to
departure.

All passengers travelling to

Mumbai/Delhi from Nagpur
must carry RT-PCR negative
report not older than 48
hours for travel to Mumbai
and 72 hours for travel to
Delhi.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Manipur Thermal screening shall be None None None
done for all passengers. All
persons entering Manipur
irrespective of place of
origin shall be allowed
entry only on mandatory
production of a negative
RAT/RT-PCR/True Nat/CB-
NAATCOVID-19test report
taken within 72 hours from
arrival in Manipur.

Meghalaya RT-PCR test for all arriving
passengers on chargeable
basis incase passenger is not
carrying a negative COVID-19
report on arrival (not earlier
than 72 hours prior to
arrival).
Mizoram Covid Test should be within None
96 hours from arrival.
None None All passengers must register
on the State portal to
generate a unique e-invite
http://meghalayaonline.gov.i
n/covid/testing.htm
None Passengers without negative
COVID report from ICMR
recognized lab will be
subjected to screening at
medical counter at entry
point by RAPID ANTIGEN
TEST.
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State Requirements
Nagaland All passengers must have
their RT-PCR (negative)
report with them from an
ICMR approved lab not
earlier than 72 hours of
arrival into the state of
Nagaland through RT-PCR /
TrueNat / CBNAAT
All travelers are required to
install and register on the
Covid Nagaland visitor’s app
and fill the Self Declaration
form.
Odisha All passengers de-boarding
Bhubaneswar have to
produce mandatory RTPCR
negative report which must
have done maximum 72
hours prior to landing
or Final dose vaccination
certificate.
Screening as per COVID
protocol & on-site Rapid
Antigen Test for all
symptomatic passengers
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
07 days of Institutional Below categories of All travelers are required to
Quarantine followed by passengers shall be exempted install and register on the
14 days of Home from Institutional Quarantine Covid Nagaland visitor’s
Quarantine for all other subject to 28 days of Home app and fill the Self
passengers. Quarantine Declaration form.
In case the person 1.Person above the age of 60 Below categories of
concerned does not have years, passengers shall be exempted
the negative test report 2.Children & parents of from Institutional Quarantine
or if he/she hasn't children 10 years & below subject to 28 days of Home
completed COVID-19 3.Pregnant women & Quarantine with active
vaccination, then the accompanying spouse. surveillance 1. Person above
person has to quarantine the age of 60 years, 2.
for 10 (ten) days in the Children & parents of children
State. 10 years & below 3. Pregnant
women & accompanying
spouse.
7 days of mandatory None None
home isolation for all
passengers arriving from
the states of
Maharashtra, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
& Chhattisgarh.
All passengers coming
from West Bengal
alighting at Bhubaneswar/
Jharsuguda Airport shall
be mandatorily subjected
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
arriving from the states of to institutional quarantine
Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil / paid quarantine for 14
Nadu, Chhattisgarh, days. Any person who has
Maharashtra, Kerala, been successfully
Madhya Pradesh, Punjab & vaccinated (two doses)
Chhattisgarh. 7 days of and produces certificate
mandatory home isolation to the effect or tested
for all passengers arriving Negative (-ve) in RTPCR
from the states of test (report to be
Maharashtra, Kerala, produced) within 48
Madhya Pradesh, Punjab & hours of entering Odisha,
Chhattisgarh. may be allowed home
quarantine for 14 days.
Punjab All passengers arriving into All asymptomatic All passengers landing at
the state must carry passengers arriving at Punjab must download and
negative RT-PCR report of Punjab will have to register themselves on the
not more than 72 hours old undergo home quarantine Cova App
or Vaccination certificate for 14 days. https://play.google.com/stor
(at least one dose) over 2 e/apps/details?id=in.gov.punj
weeks old. ab.cova&hl=en_IN before
their travel.
RT-PCR testing facility will not
be available on domestic
arrivals at Amritsar airport.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Chandigarh - All passenger must register
None None on COVA Punjab App before
Thermal screening will be commencing their journey
done for all passengers

It is mandatory for
passengers arriving in to
Chandigarh from other
states/UT to carry a
negative RT-PCR report not
earlier than 72 hours from
an ICMR approved
laboratory or be in
possession of vaccination
certificate (at least one
dose) over 2 weeks old. RT-
PCR timeline starts from the
swab collection time.
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State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Rajasthan All passengers arriving In case any passenger None None
Jaipur by their flights must
lands at Jaipur airport
have their RT-PCR without RT-PCR report, he
(negative) report with themwill have to undergo RT-
from an ICMR approved lab PCR test at airport and
not earlier than 72 hours of
will be home quarantine
arrival into the state of till the time report comes
Rajasthan. and if report is positive
passenger will be home
quarantine for 14 days as
per State Govt. guidelines.
In case passenger does
not belong to Jaipur or
Rajasthan (Tourist,
Businessman), he will may
have to make his own
arrangements for getting
quarantine.
Tamil Nadu COVID Testing will be done 7 days of Home None It is mandatory for
to symptomatic persons Quarantine & 7 days of passengers to have TN e-
coming from Maharashtra & self-monitoring for all pass by registering on
Kerala. All passengers passengers arriving into https://tnepass.tnega.org
arriving in Coimbatore to Tamil Nadu from before their travel.
have Auto E-Pass & also Maharashtra & Kerala.
carry a negative RT-PCR Other asymptomatic
report not earlier than 72 passengers from all
hours from the time of states, apart from
departure. The same is not Maharashtra and Gujarat,
Name of the Health Check Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
State Requirements Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
applicable for passengers must undergo home
arriving from Karnataka, quarantine for 14 days.
Andhra Pradesh &
Puducherry. In case the
passenger arrives without
RT-PCR report, COVID
testing shall be done free of
cost at Coimbatore airport.
Telangana It is mandatory for all Asymptomatic passengers None None
passengers to install the arriving at Telangana are
Aarogya Setu App exempted from
quarantine

Tripura Negative test report for All Symptomatic None None

COVID-19 done by RT- passengers shall undergo
PCR/True NAAT/CBNAAT of 14 days Quarantine.
72 hours prior to journey.
All the passengers coming
by air from Maharashtra
will be mandatorily tested
by Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)
for COVID-19.
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State Requirements
Uttarakhand COVID Test will be done
(free of cost) for passengers
arriving from Maharashtra,
Kerala & Gujarat.
All passengers will be
exempted from home
quarantine if they arrive
with RT- PCR/True
NAT/CBNAAT/Antigen test
with negative report mot
more than 96hrs before
arrival. This is not
mandatory.
Uttar Pradesh RT-PCR negative report
from ICMR accredited labs
done within last 72 hours
for Passengers arriving from
Kerala and Maharashtra.
If the passengers are not
carrying the RT-PCR
negative report, then they
will undergo the “RAPID
ANTIGEN TEST” at Varanasi
Airport.
Quarantine Exemptions
Requirements ( If any )
Home quarantine for Govt official from state &
visitors coming for more center, Judges of Supreme &
than 7 days. High court and other judicial
No quarantine for officers, MP’s & MLA of
travelers coming to Uttarakhand & support staff
Uttarakhand with stay are exempted from
less than 7 days. quarantine.
10 days of Institutional
quarantine for Army &
paramilitary personal.
14 days home quarantine Passengers exiting
Uttar Pradesh within 7 days
of arrival shall be exempted
from mandatory quarantine
subject to validation of
return/onward travel.
Additional Info.
( if any)
All passengers need to
register (Mandatory) on state
website:
http://smartcitydehradun.uk.
gov.in
Mandatory requirement of
Aarogya Setu App and
registration on
https://reg.upcovid.in
Any passengers found with
SYMPTOMS and not carrying
the RT-PCR negative report
will only undergo “RT-PCR
test” at Varanasi Airport.
Both RAPID ANTIGEN &RT-
PCR test will be free of cost
by the state authorities.
Name of the Health Check Quarantine Exemptions
State Requirements Requirements ( If any )
West Bengal All passengers coming from 14 days quarantine for Only emergency cases like
outside the state of West those without RT-PCR test death of kin will be exempted
Bengal shall mandatorily report from prior testing. However,
possess an RT-PCR negative they will have to get
test report for a test themselves tested on arrival
conducted within 72 hours at the airport at their cost
of flight departure. Children are not exempted
from RTPCR Test. Infants (0-
24 months) who don’t occupy
a seat are exempted. People
carrying Vaccination
Certificate are also not been
exempted from Testing. If a
person is on an official duty
and is tested negative for
COVID-19, he/she will be
allowed to perform the duty
& return without any
restrictions.
Additional Info.
( if any)
It is mandatory for all
passengers arriving into
West Bengal to fill-up and
submit the declaration form
using the Sandhane App
developed by H&FW
Department of West Bengal.
Please download the App
here:
http://74.50.58.66/systems/
Sandhane/1.2/Sandhane_Ge
n.apk