Union Tourism Minister Mahesh
Sharma nowadays said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement of improving
visa-on-arrival facility to 150 nations from the current 43 would help enhance
tourism.
"The statement by the Finance
Minister to improve Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) facility to 150 nations in levels
from the current 43 is a big step to advertise tourism and cheap flights in India," Sharma said in an official launch
nowadays.
The Minister said the growth of
tourism was essential for the overall growth of India's economic system,
including that the income from the tourism industry can be utilized for the
growth of the nation.
"Tourism, in India, is a
very essential source of foreign exchange trading income and has high labor
strength," he included.
Congratulating Jaitley for
introducing a "balanced, farsighted and growth-oriented budget", Sharma
said the Finance Minister had given due significance to the tourism and hospitality
industry in his first full price range.
The Minister also said that VOA
facility along with the newest launch of Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
will help in accomplishing the focus on of improving India's discuss in
worldwide tourism to more than one % soon. VOA facility allowed by ETA has
already proven amazing results, he said.
A complete of 25,023 vacationer
came by obtaining VoA in January 2015 as in comparison to 1,903 VoA a year-ago,
thereby publishing a large 1214.9 % growth.
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