G.O.Ms.No.252, COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure for Domestic Air Passengers, 2020
The Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.252 dated 24 May 2020, prescribing a COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure for domestic air passengers entering or leaving Tamil Nadu, airport operators, airlines and district authorities. It requires screening, quarantine, TN e-PASS registration and airport health precautions, and does not contain provisions concerning land ownership or property transactions.
What the document governs
The Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department's G.O.Ms.No.252 dated 24 May 2020 sets out COVID-19 procedures for domestic air travel involving Tamil Nadu. It followed the announcement that domestic flights would operate throughout India from 25 May 2020 and applies central government precautionary and preventive instructions.
The document affects domestic air passengers, airlines, airport authorities, Airport Authority of India authorised taxi operators, District Collectors and health officials. It does not regulate revenue land, ownership records, registration or property transactions.
Passengers arriving in Tamil Nadu
G.O.Ms.No.252 requires every arriving passenger to undergo thermal screening. Its main requirements are:
- An asymptomatic passenger must undergo home quarantine for 14 days.
- A passenger without a home in Tamil Nadu may register for paid institutional quarantine at a designated hotel.
- A symptomatic passenger must be isolated, taken to a health facility, tested by RT-PCR and assessed for clinical severity.
- A person testing positive with moderate or severe symptoms must be admitted to a dedicated COVID hospital or health centre.
- A person testing positive with mild symptoms may choose home isolation or isolation in a COVID-19 care centre.
- A person testing negative must remain in home quarantine for 14 days.
- A passenger developing symptoms must contact the district call centre at 1077 or report to the nearest government hospital after informing the district nodal officer.
TN e-PASS and airport exit controls
G.O.Ms.No.252 makes online registration and a TN e-PASS mandatory for passengers flying into Tamil Nadu. Passengers must register after booking their flight, select the arrival airport and provide the required health and travel declarations.
The TN e-PASS is issued with a QR code. Airlines must obtain the entry pass details before issuing a boarding pass. Arriving passengers must show the pass at the airport exit, and a passenger without it cannot leave the airport. Passengers must also receive a dated quarantine seal before departure from the airport.
Vehicle and driver details must be entered in the TN e-PASS system. Airport Authority of India authorised prepaid taxis must be linked to passenger details and disinfected before and after use.
Passengers leaving Tamil Nadu
G.O.Ms.No.252 requires outward domestic passengers to undergo thermal screening. Only passengers without symptoms may board, and their boarding pass serves as the authorised document for travel from their home or place of stay to the airport.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.252 affect my land or property rights?
No land or property rules appear in the document. It deals with COVID-19 procedures for domestic air passengers, airports, airlines and government authorities.
Did passengers arriving in Tamil Nadu need a TN e-PASS?
Yes. G.O.Ms.No.252 required incoming domestic air passengers to register online, obtain a TN e-PASS and show it at the airport exit.
What quarantine applied to an arriving passenger without symptoms?
An asymptomatic passenger had to undergo home quarantine for 14 days. A passenger without a home in Tamil Nadu could register for paid institutional quarantine at a designated hotel.
What document could an outward passenger use to travel to the airport?
For a domestic passenger leaving Tamil Nadu, the boarding pass served as the authorised document for movement from the passenger's home or place of stay to the airport.
