A view of Mumbai airport
Doha: Some states in India has waived of the RTPCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers.
Note: Please check with your airlines and official govt websites before making your travel plans as policies are evolving and changing on a daily basis. This report is based on information available as of July 21, 2021 on govt websites
Government Of Maharashtra, a western Indian state, said in a circular dated July 15, 2021 that “persons who have been vaccinated with both doses of the COVID 19 vaccine and 15 days have lapsed since the administration of second dose of the vaccine and is in possession of the final vaccination certificate are exempted from mandatory requirement of possessing a negative RTPCR report on their entry into the State. It is clarified that this exemption is applicable for domestic as well as international passengers.”
The circular also said that despite this exemption order in place, all passengers, irrespective of status of vaccination must scrupulously follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour like wearing mask, frequent sanitizing of hand and maintaining social distancing at all times.
Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation said on twitter that for domestic passengers travelling to West Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra “all in-bound commercial and non-commercial flight passengers will be required to produce either a proof of full vaccination or a negative RTPCR test report for a test conducted within 72 hours of travel.”
The Maharashtra governemnt circular
