MHA asks states to ensure refunds after rule change

New Delhi: MHA asked states and UTs to ensure that Indian nationals, who made advance payments, should get refunds as the 14-day institutional quarantine has been reduced to seven days. In a letter, Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla said: “Indian nationals who were quarantined in hotels after their return from abroad were made to pay advance for 14 days. Since they can now leave for home quarantine after 7 days, the amount...for remaining 7 days needs to be refunded.”