Unfortunately media and hype is the cause of misleading confusion. People are jumping the gun and booking flights on the basis of the new protocols. The new protocols will only come into force when the digital platforms for such are up and running, which certainly won't allow for flights arriving from the 1st. My advise would be to change flight to a date once you know system is up and running.
thanks Karim. Yes I understand this but then still face the challenge of converting the exempt to something more permanent after quarantine. Obviously it would just make life less worrisome if I arrive without the uncertainties.
thanks for the info, according to evidence page I'll be unable to apply for either stv or non o as I'm not a permanent resident of country I'm applying from.
Goa in fairness apart from an initial strict lockdown has been business as usual. Everything open. The biggest issue is that the whole of India is visiting Goa as nobody's flying abroad. Its mental, constant traffic and chaos.