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visa-on-arrival to foreign tourists New
Delhi: Foreign tourists may soon find it easy to get an Indian visa as the
Tourism Ministry is working on a proposal to grant visa-on-arrival facility. This
suggestion has been made to boost tourism in the country. The proposal would soon
be placed before the Union cabinet. Primarily, the scheme would be launched as
a pilot project for five years. According to a senior tourism ministry official,
"We are preparing a proposal for the provision of Visa-on-Arrival and we hope
that new minister will put the matter before the cabinet." This Visa-on-Arrival
facility will only be extended to tourists who are coming from countries, which
are providing similar facility to Indian tourists. At the moment, the count is
of about 60 countries. Along with this, the government is also working on ensuring
safety of tourists in the country as cases of crime against foreign tourist have
been reported on a regular basis. "Security is important with tourists and we
are also working on a proposal to raise tourist security force in the country,"
the official said. Under this initiative, central government will team up with
state governments and provide trained tourist security force. -May
22, 2009 Go
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