In these difficult times when the whole world is facing an unprecedented tough situation due to the outbreak of COVID19 which has affected more than 200 countries, the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has come forward for the safety and convenience of one and all foreign tourists stranded in India amid the lockdown across the country. The Ministry has launched a microsite within its Incredible India website www.strandedinindia.com to help foreign tourist.
The website launched on March 30th, 2020 has details of the COVID19 helpline numbers, email ID’s, Whatsapp number, Bureau of Immigration helpline number and toll free tourist helpline numbers. Helpline numbers from various states are also available on the website.
According to the Director General Ministry of Tourism, Meenakshi Sharma, the Ministry has been receiving a lot of calls from tourists asking for help since the outbreak and the subsequent lockdown in India. As of today, there could be around 30, 000 foreign tourist stranded in various states of India.
DETAILS
TOURIST HELPLINE NUMBER: 1363 OR 1800 11 1363
COVID19 HELPLINE NUMBER: +91 11 2397 8046 OR 1075
EMAIL: ncov2019@gov.in ncov2019@gov.com
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION HELPLINE: 011-2430 0666
EMAIL: support.covid19-boi@gov.in
The Ministry of External Affairs has established a 24X7 helpline for coordination on COVID19. For any information foreign tourist can contact the following:
CONTROL ROOM: 1800 118 797 (toll free) +91 11 2301 2113, 2301 4104 and 2301 7905
EMAIL: covid19@mea.gov.in
