99% growth in 'Tourist Visa on Arrival' Scheme in June
Updated: Jul 14, 2014 02:31:49pm
New Delhi, Jul 18 (KNN) 'Tourist Visa on Arrival' (VoA) Scheme introduced by the government to attract more foreign tourists to India has borne fruit with as many as 2112 VoAs issued in June, showing a 99 per cent growth.
“During the month of June 2014, a total of 2,112 VoAs were issued under this Scheme as compared to 1,062 VoAs during the month of June 2013, registering a growth of 98.9 per cent,” said an official release from the Ministry of Tourism.
For the six month period January-June 2014, a total number of 11,953 VoAs were issued as compared to 9,328 VoA during corresponding period of 2013 registering a growth of 28.1 per cent, it said.
In June this year VoAs were issued to nationals of 12 countries namely, South Korea (663), Singapore (410), Japan (261), the Philippines (228), Indonesia (217), New Zealand (214), Finland (51), Myanmar (27), Vietnam (20), Cambodia (14) Laos (4) and Luxembourg (3).
During January-June 2014, the highest number of VoAs were issued at New Delhi airport (5,542) followed by Mumbai (2,428), Chennai (1,607), Bangalore (820), Kolkata (782), Kochi (346), Hyderabad (305) and Trivandrum (123), the release mentioned.
As a facilitative measure to attract more foreign tourists to India, the Government launched the “Visa on Arrival” (VoA) Scheme in January 2010 for citizens of five countries, viz. Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore, visiting India for tourism purposes.
The Government extended this Scheme to the citizens of six more countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos and Myanmar in January 2011.
More recently the government has extended Visa on Arrival (VoA) Scheme for South Korea for which Ministry has started receiving data with effect from 15th April 2014. (KNN/ES)
“During the month of June 2014, a total of 2,112 VoAs were issued under this Scheme as compared to 1,062 VoAs during the month of June 2013, registering a growth of 98.9 per cent,” said an official release from the Ministry of Tourism.
For the six month period January-June 2014, a total number of 11,953 VoAs were issued as compared to 9,328 VoA during corresponding period of 2013 registering a growth of 28.1 per cent, it said.
In June this year VoAs were issued to nationals of 12 countries namely, South Korea (663), Singapore (410), Japan (261), the Philippines (228), Indonesia (217), New Zealand (214), Finland (51), Myanmar (27), Vietnam (20), Cambodia (14) Laos (4) and Luxembourg (3).
During January-June 2014, the highest number of VoAs were issued at New Delhi airport (5,542) followed by Mumbai (2,428), Chennai (1,607), Bangalore (820), Kolkata (782), Kochi (346), Hyderabad (305) and Trivandrum (123), the release mentioned.
As a facilitative measure to attract more foreign tourists to India, the Government launched the “Visa on Arrival” (VoA) Scheme in January 2010 for citizens of five countries, viz. Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore, visiting India for tourism purposes.
The Government extended this Scheme to the citizens of six more countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos and Myanmar in January 2011.
More recently the government has extended Visa on Arrival (VoA) Scheme for South Korea for which Ministry has started receiving data with effect from 15th April 2014. (KNN/ES)
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