Visas on demand after airport modernisation: minister

New Delhi: India is planning to introduce five-year multiple entry visas, as also for issuing the document on arrival, once the country's major international airports are modernised, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said here Thursday.
'India is planning to issue five-year multiple entry visas. The ministry of external affairs has agreed to issue visas on arrival once the major international airports are modernised,' Soni said at a function here where she released the 'Total Tourism India' report.
Credit card major Visa and the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA) have jointly brought out the report that took 12 months to prepare. It recommends a seven-point action plan to advance India's tourism development.
This includes expanding airport capacity, reforming airline policy, expanding accommodation inventory, reducing and simplifying the taxation regime, cutting bureaucratic delays, boosting human resources and streamlining visa processing.
22/02/07 Earthtimes.org

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