Budget 2014: E-visas at nine airports to boost tourism

FP Staff January 21, 2015, 11:54:55 IST

To give a major boost to tourism, e-visas will be issued at nine Indian airports, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday in his Budget 2014 speech.

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Budget 2014: E-visas at nine airports to boost tourism

New Delhi: To give a major boost to tourism, e-visas will be issued at nine Indian airports, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday. “This will facilitate visas on arrival,” he said while presenting his maiden budget. “We will begin the facilities in a phased manner.”

Jaitley said that tourism is one of the larger job creators globally. “Necessary infrastructure for e-visas will be installed in the next six months,” the finance minister said.

He also added that the countries to which this facility would be extended will be identified soon, in a phases manner.

With inputs from IANS

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