<span style="color: #222222;">Center has asked the states to ensure refund of extra charges taken by the hotels as the guidelines for Indians coming back from abroad are to be quarantined in earmarked hotels for seven days. Such persons will leave for seven days home quarantines as allowed by the Health Ministry guidelines. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The direction to the state chief secretaries was issued by the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla amidst reports that some of the hotels are refusing to refund the remaining seven days advance payment. Chief Secretaries have been asked to direct  hotels to charge only for 7 days and  refund balance.</span><br />''