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NEW DELHI, Apr 12: Contrary to the expectation, there was a decline in the num- ber of foreigners availing visa- on-arrival facility in March this year with a total of 1,958 VoAs issued as against 2,107 in the corresponding period last year, registering a fall of 7.1 per cent. “There was expectation of growth in the number of foreign- ers availing VoA scheme in March this year. But it has not happened so,” a senior Tourism Ministry official said. He said the number of Japanese nationals availing the scheme is not upto our expecta- tion which resulted in decline in the growth in March. “We have called a meeting of tour operators next week to know the reasons of the decline. We will examine whether it is world-wide phenomenon that Japanese are travelling out less or it is confined to India only,” the official said. The number of VoAs issued under this scheme during March 2014 for nationals of the eleven countries were 1,958.(PTI) SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Decline in tourists availing visa-on-arrival scheme
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NEW DELHI, Apr 12:
Contrary to the expectation,there was a decline in the num-ber of foreigners availing visa-on-arrival facility in March thisyear with a total of 1,958 VoAsissued as against 2,107 in the
corresponding period last year,registering a fall of 7.1 per cent.
“There was expectation ofgrowth in the number of foreign-ers availing VoA scheme inMarch this year. But it has nothappened so,” a senior TourismMinistry official said.
He said the number of
Japanese nationals availing thescheme is not upto our expecta-tion which resulted in decline inthe growth in March.
“We have called a meeting oftour operators next week toknow the reasons of the decline.We will examine whether it isworld-wide phenomenon that
Japanese are travelling out lessor it is confined to India only,”the official said.
The number of VoAs issuedunder this scheme during March2014 for nationals of the elevencountries were 1,958.(PTI)
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