E - tourist visas for 31 more countries

E tourist visas for 31 more countries by June 15

As per the news the government of india will provide the visa on arrival to the visitors of 31 more countries with this the citizens of 76 countries can avail the visa on arrival facility intending to visit India .This step will result in more visitors to India giving a boost to the tourism in India.

NEW DELHI: The government is set to give a major push to the e-tourist visa scheme by extending it to 31 more countries and allowing foreign tourists to avail of the facility at seven more airports by June 15. Additional Airports where e- visas can be availed are Jaipur,Amritsar,Gaya Lucknow Trichy, Varanasi and Ahmdabad. Among the countries that will benefit from the latest extension are the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Malaysia, Tanzania and Argentina.

Among the countries whose citizens will now be eligible for e-visas are Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Belgium, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Surinam, Sweden, Tanzania, East Timor, Turks & Caicos Islands, the UK, Uruguay and Venezuela. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had in the Budget 2015-16 proposed extension of e-visa scheme to 150 countries.