State Wise Quarantine Regulations

Updated as on: 19th July 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 Requirements Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.

State
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
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.
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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 Spandana
quarantine for 14 days. website www.spandana.ap.gov
.in
All arriving passengers Passengers transiting to The cost of the RT-PCR test
will have to undergo Intra-Assam and North East maximum of INR 500 shall be
compulsory home States exempted from borne by the passengers.
quarantine for 7 days, arrival testing.
even if the result of Government Officials and
COVID-19 test on arrival Passengers traveling on
is negative. medical reasons or family
Rapid Antigen Test on bereavement are exempted
arrival is mandatory for from mandatory quarantine.
all including fully
vaccinated passengers.
Passenger with positive
result go for home
isolation/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 ( If any ) ( if any)
Bihar Thermal screening will be 10 days of home None
conducted on arrivals. quarantine is mandatory
Bihar Government for passengers
Health Department has All passengers will be
removed restrictions for tested for Covid -19 &
Domestic Arriving passengers those found positive
at Patna and RT-PCR Negative shall be directed to
report will not be mandatory follow the SOP issued
for arriving passengers to Patna by the Health
from other domestic stations. Department,
Government of Bihar
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.
Delhi Thermal screening will be done Passengers will have to All constitutional and None
for all passengers upon arrival. remain in quarantine for government functionaries
14 days. and their staff members are
exempted from quarantine if
they are asymptomatic.
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Goa Following is the eligibility for None There is no Covid
travel to Goa test facility available
1) Passengers carrying Covid at Goa Airport.
Negative Test Report done
maximum of 72 hours prior
entering in Goa.
2) Passengers entering in Goa
for Medical emergencies on
production of proof thereof.
3) Following persons who
are fully vaccinated at least 14
days before the date of entry
and have been asymptomatic.
a) Persons who enter the
state of Goa for purpose of
business and employment.
b) Resident of Goa who are
now stranded outside Goa for
pandemic related or others such
issues.
c) Residents of Goa who, on
account of their work
requirement/ medical reasons,
are required to travel
outside the State of Goa and
return to the state after few
days.
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
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 travel in e/apps/details?id=in.smc.cov
healthy individuals on arrival in idout and must also fill Novel
any of the station in Gujarat Corona Self Reporting form-
State. http://www.suratmunicipal.
gov.in/EServices/Covid19Self
Reporting
Haryana Thermal screening will be done All asymptomatic None None
for all passengers upon arrival. passengers arriving at
Haryana will have to
undergo home
quarantine for 14 days

Himachal All asymptomatic passengers
Pradesh 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
Asymptomatic Passengers arriving from It is mandatory for all
passengers arriving from cities with high prevalence passengers to install Aarogya
cities with high of Covid-19 may only be Setu App and also register at
prevalence of Covid- 19 exempted from institutional least 48 hours prior to their
will have to undergo 7 quarantine if they are arrival on the Covid E- Pass
days of institutional travelling for exceptional portal
quarantine, followed by and compelling reasons such http://covid19epass.hp.gov.in
7 days of home as human distress, Army/CAPF personnel are
quarantine.
pregnancy, death in family, not required to register on E
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State
time when the sample was
taken.
Jammu and All passengers arriving at
Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir will have to
undergo Covid19 antigen test
through RT-PCR method or
Rapid Antigen test.
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Asymptomatic residents serious illness and parent(s) -Pass if they have arrived to
of Himachal Pradesh who accompanied by children join back their official duty.
had travelled to other below 10 years. However,
states for medical, these passengers will then
Business or work have to undergo home
purpose maybe be quarantine for 14days.
exempted from
quarantine if they exit or
re-enter state within 48
hours.
Until the test results are Asymptomatic Business Passenger is
reported negative, travelers carrying a Required to fill
passengers will have to confirmed return ticket, Up ICMR health
undergo home confirmed hotel booking and form on arrival.
quarantine for 14 days.
their Business ID will be
Passengers without
contactable phone exempted from quarantine
number with updated and will be permitted to
Aarogya Setu App will proceed to their hotel from
have to undergo the airport after undergoing
institutional quarantine the Covid-19 test.
for 14 days or till their Personnel of Defense and
test results are reported Central Armed Police Forces
negative, in which case
returning on duty, including
they will be released for
home quarantine. transit labour hired by BRO
to go to Ladakh, will be
exempted from Covid-19
antigen testing.
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State
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 will be free of
cost at arrivals.
Random RAT test will be done
for other sector passengers.
Karnataka Effective 04th July 2021, it is
mandatory to possess a
negative RT-PCR certificate not
older than 72 hours for all
passengers originating from
Kerala.
Quarantine Exemptions
Requirements ( If any )
Mandatory 7 days home None
quarantine for all
passengers arriving into
the state of Jharkhand.
Permitted exemptions for
negative RT-PCR certificate Bengaluru airport is INR 800/-
for travellers from
Maharashtra are as follows:
a) Vaccination certificate
of having received at least
one dose of COVID 19
vaccine.
Additional Info.
( if any)
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
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)
The cost of RT -PCR test at
PER PERSON.
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State
Negative RT-PCR certificate not
older than 72 hours or
vaccination certificate of at
least one dose of
COVID 19 vaccine shall be
compulsorily produced by the
passengers from Maharashtra.
For travelers from all other
states, it is mandatory that
those with COVID -19
symptoms should carry a RT-
PCR Negative Test Report.
Kerala Travelers from other States
to Kerala shall carry a RT- PCR
negative certificate taken
within 72 hours before the
start of journey.
However COVID-19 negative
test result is not required for
travel of any person (including
delivery agents) within Kerala.
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
b) Constitutional
functionaries and health care
professionals.
c) Children below 2
years.
d) In dire emergency
situation (death in family,
medical treatment etc)
All asymptomatic In case, any passenger All passengers arriving at
passengers to undergo arrives at the Calicut airport Kerala must have a valid e-
home quarantine for 14 without an RT-PCR result, pass after registering their
days. Passengers the arrangements for the RT- details in state’s COVID
visiting Kerala for less PCR testing shall be
Jagratha portal, without which
than7 days are arranged at the Airport itself.
exempted from home The passenger shall bear the the passenger will not be
quarantine provided expense of the test. The permitted to exit the airport -
they obtain an entry Passenger should remain in https://covid19jagratha.kerala
pass for short visit from paid quarantine centre or to .nic.in/home/addMedicalEmer
the Jagratha portal home quarantine till the gencyPass.
https://covid19jagratha. results are available.
kerala.nic.in/home/short
Visit
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Ladakh Thermal screening shall be All asymptomatic Personal of Defense & None
done for all passengers. passengers arriving at Central Armed Police are
Ladakh will be exempted from above
exempted from provisions
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-
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
19 test.

Madhya Negative RT-PCR certificate All other asymptomatic Self-declaration is mandatory

Pradesh not older than 48 hours, shall passengers arriving into for all arriving passengers to
be compulsory for the flights Madhya Pradesh are Indore. Link for self-
arriving in Indore from exempted from declaration is given
Maharashtra. Those without quarantine and must
below. https://indore.accelda
RT- PCR test report will be self-monitor their health
for at least14 days. sh.com/self-declaration-form
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 RTPCR test report will
be compulsorily tested at
Bhopal Airport with a charge
which will be borne by the
passengers.
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State
Maharashtra It is mandatory for passengers
to carry negative RT-PCR
report not earlier than 72
hours before the time of entry
into Maharashtra.Passengers
without RT-PCR report will not
be permitted to board the
flight.
RT-PCR timeline starts from
the report issuance time
The conditions for
exemptions to travel without
RT-PCR report are as follows
1. Passengers must have been
administered with both doses
of the COVID 19 vaccination
2. 15 days should have elapsed
after second dose
3. Passengers must be in
Possession of valid Final
vaccination certificate
displayed on the Aarogya Setu
app issued through COWIN
portal .
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
All passengers who The armed forces personnel All passengers travelling
intend to stay in and their families from the from airports located within
Maharashtra for a period Army, Navy, Air force and the Maharashtra are exempted
of 7 days or less shall be Coast Guard are exempted from RT-PCR Test/Certificate
exempted from from the above-mentioned requirements.
mandatory quarantine. RT-PCR tests subject to As per Ministry of Civil
Such passengers will following the other necessary Aviation guidelines, the
have to share the details Covid related protocols. exemptions to travel without
of their return/onward
RT-PCR report for fully
journey.
vaccinated passengers DO
Other passengers will
have to undergo home NOT APPLY to international
quarantine for 14 days. travelers arriving into
Maharashtra.
To seek exemption from
home quarantine, it is
mandatory to upload
the request online at
https://portal.mcgm.go
v.in before your travel.
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Manipur Thermal screening shall be None None None
done for all passengers.
Effective 30th June 2021,
Passengers entering Manipur
from outside the State, who
have been fully vaccinated
with 2 doses of COVID vaccine,
shall be exempted from
producing negative COVID
testing reports or from
mandatory testing on arrival at
Imphal Airport. Passengers
should produce a valid
certificate depicting fully
vaccinated status of the
person with 2 doses of COVID
vaccine. Passengers who are
not vaccinated or only partially
vaccinated i.e. received only
1(one) dose of COVID vaccine
will not be exempted and shall
require to produce negative
RAT/RT-PCR/True Nat/CB-
NAATCOVID-19 test report
taken within 72 hours at the
time of entry into Manipur.
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State
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 96
hours from arrival.
All passengers entering in to
the State of Mizoram from
other parts of the country shall
mandatorily undergo Rapid
Antigen Test (RAgT) at their
point of entry to Mizoram.
RAgT Positive persons shall be
attended to as per the standing
protocol. This provision shall
also apply to residents of
Mizoram travelling outside
Mizoram and coming back.
Quarantine
Requirements
None None
Rapid Antigen Test None
Negative persons shall
carefully monitor and
isolate themselves for
10 days at
Home/Institutional/Co
mmunity Quarantine
facility.
This is compulsory.
They shall be tested
with RT-PCR / True-Net
after 10 days, and if a
Negative result is
obtained, further
quarantining will not be
required.
Family members of
person (s) undergoing
home quarantine shall
not go outside and shall
not have any visitors for
Exemptions Additional Info.
( If any ) ( if any)
All passengers must register
on the State portal to
generate a unique e-invite
http://meghalayaonline.gov.i
n/covid/testing.htm
For all persons entering
Mizoram, prior registration
on mPASS-flight or mPASS-
road in mCOVID-19 mobile
application before arrival is
mandatory to enable proper
arrangements for screening
and quarantine.
Home quarantine and Hotel
quarantine can be applied
online at
https://mcovid19.mizoram.g
ov.in
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State
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 New guidelines with effect
from 01/06/2021 0500 Hours:
Passengers coming to Odisha
from other states have to
produce Rapid Antigen Test(-
ve)/RT-PCR(-ve) report
obtained within 48 hours
Quarantine Exemptions Additional Info.
Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
10 days.
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 fil the Self Declaration
passengers. Quarantine form. Below categories of
In case the person 1.Person above the age of 60 passengers shall be exempted
concerned does not years, from Institutional Quarantine
have the negative test 2.Children & parents of subject to 28 days of Home
report or if he/she children 10 years & below Quarantine with active
hasn't completed 3.Pregnant women & surveillance 1. Person above
COVID-19 vaccination, accompanying spouse. the age of 60 years, 2.Children
then the person has to & parents of children 10 years
quarantine for 10 (ten) & below 3. Pregnant women &
days in the State. accompanying spouse.
People coming without None International arriving
such report or Final passengers having RT-PCR
Vaccination Certificate negative report would be
shall have to undergo 7 exempted from institutional
days mandatory quarantine. Accordingly,
home/institutional MoCA vide OM dated 07-08-
quarantine/paid 2020 has allowed for onward
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State
before entering Odisha or Final quarantine. If there is
Vaccination Certificate.
Punjab The requirement of negative
RT-PCR of the last 72 hours/
Vaccination Certificate for
entry into the state of Punjab is
not mandatory for domestic
travel
Quarantine
Requirements
no suitable facility for
home quarantine,
he/she may opt for
institutional/paid
quarantine in identified
facilities for 7 days.
However, in case of
non-compliance of the
Covid protocols and
home quarantine
guidelines issued by
MoHFW/H&FW dept of
Govt of Odisha, such
persons shall be
quarantined in
institutional facilities for
7 days.
All asymptomatic
passengers arriving at
Punjab will have to
undergo home
quarantine for 14 days.
Exemptions Additional Info.
( If any ) ( if any)
air journey of international
arriving passengers, when
exemption from institutional
quarantine is granted by the
state authorities (of the entry
airport) on the basis of
negative RT-PCR test report,
for which test was conducted
within 72 hours prior to
undertaking the journey.
• Movement of Persons on
Vande Bharat and air
transport bubble flights will
continue to be regulated as
per SOP issued
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
Rajasthan Passengers, already been Passengers, without the All "Armed Forces All passengers arriving in
administered with the 1st dose report will be Personnel" arriving in Rajasthan shall undergo
of COVID-19 Vaccination, are quarantined for a Rajasthan are exempted to thermal screening and
EXEMPT from carrying the RT- period of 15 days. show RT-PCR Negative oxygen saturation checks at
PCR COVID-19 negative report In case passenger does report (Within 72 Hrs) on the airport.
while entering the State of not belong to Jaipur or arrival.
Rajasthan, and shall also be Rajasthan (Tourist,
exempt from the mandatory Businessman), he will
Home / Institutional may have to make his
Quarantine own arrangements for
However, those passengers getting quarantine.
who have not been vaccinated
are required to carry a negative
RT-PCR test report not older
than 72 hours before
departure and need to be
produce the negative COVID-19
certificate at the time of arrival
in Rajasthan.
Tamil Nadu COVID Testing will be done to 7 days of Home None It is mandatory for
symptomatic persons coming Quarantine & 7 days of passengers to have TN e-pass
from Maharashtra & Kerala. All self-monitoring for all by registering on
passengers arriving in passengers arriving into https://tnepass.tnega.org
Coimbatore to have Auto E- Tamil Nadu from before their travel.
Pass & also carry a negative RT- Maharashtra & Kerala.
PCR report not earlier than 72 Other asymptomatic
hours from the time of passengers from all
departure. The same is not states, apart from
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State Requirements ( If any ) ( if any)
applicable for passengers Maharashtra and
arriving from Karnataka, Gujarat, must undergo
Andhra Pradesh & Puducherry. home quarantine for 14
In case the passenger arrives days.
without RT-PCR report, COVID
testing shall be done free of
cost at Coimbatore airport.
Telangana It is mandatory for all Asymptomatic None None
passengers to install the passengers arriving at
Aarogya Setu App Telangana are
exempted from
quarantine

Tripura Negative test report for All Symptomatic None Passengers without RTPCR
COVID-19 done by RT- passengers shall test will be tested on arrival
PCR/True NAAT/CBNAAT of 72 undergo 14 days (RAT) free of cost.
hours prior to journey. Quarantine.
Passengers arriving in the state
may be allowed without Covid
19 report if they are able to
show complete vaccination
certificate and two weeks have
elapsed after the last dose of
vaccination.
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State
Uttarakhand COVID Test will be done (free
of cost) for passengers arriving visitors coming for more
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 &
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.
14 days home Passengers exiting
quarantine 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.
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State
West Bengal All passengers coming from
outside the state of West
Bengal shall mandatorily
possess an RT-PCR negative
test report for a test
conducted within 72 hours of
flight departure.
Quarantine Exemptions
Requirements ( If any )
14 days quarantine for Only emergency cases like
those without RT-PCR death of kin will be
test report exempted from prior
testing. However, they will
have to get themselves
tested on arrival at the
airport at their cost 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