India discontinues Air Suvidha forms for International Passengers
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New Delhi: The Central
government on Monday decided to discontinue the requirement for international
passengers to fill the Air Suvidha form amid declining coronavirus cases in the
country.
International
passengers had to submit a mandatory Self Declaration form, on the aviation
ministry’s Air Suvidha portal, to declare their current health status. In it,
passengers had to declare their vaccination status, including the number of
doses received and their dates.
A notice from the
ministry of civil aviation read: “In the light of sustained declining COVID-19
trajectory and significant advances being made in COVID-19 vaccination coverage
both globally as well as in India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has
issued revised ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals”.
The revised guidelines
for international arrivals will be effective from November 22, according to a
notification issued by the Union health ministry.
On November 15,
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had urged aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
to review the ‘Air Suvidha’ requirement calling it a ‘dead hand of
bureaucracy!’.
“AirSuvidha was introduced when Covid was at its peak, aiming to track people landing in Indian airports. With normal life back, why is it still mandatory for flyers to India to submit #AirSuvidha?,” he said.
AirSuvidha was introduced when Covid was at its peak, aiming to track people landing in Indian airports. With normal life back, why is it still mandatory for flyers to India to submit #AirSuvidha? Urge @JM_Scindia to review this requirement & lift the dead hand of bureaucracy!
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 15, 2022
Urge @JM_Scindia to review this
requirement & lift the dead hand of bureaucracy!, he added.
News is originally taken from: https://news24online.com/india/india-discontinues-air-suvidha-forms-for-international-passengers/62284/
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