The Government of India is extending its e-Tourist Visa facility to 36 more countries from August 15, 2015. The new countries being included in e-Tourist Visa scheme are United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, Netherlands, Seychelles, Andorra, Armenia, Aruba, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, East Timor, Guatemala, Hungary, Jamaica, Malta, Mongolia, Monaco, Mozambique, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turks & Caicos Island, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

With this addition, the total count of countries under the scheme will go up to 113. Simultaneously, the Centre is going to add 7 more Indian airports as designated airports for entry on eTV from August 15, 2015. New Airports being included in the scheme are Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Gaya, Jaipur, Lucknow, Tirchy, and Varanasi. With this, the total number of designated airports will become 16.

Since the launch of the scheme on November 27, 2014, more than 2,00,000 e-TVs have been issued till now. It is expected that this substantial addition of countries and airports will give big boost to tourism industry in India.

Source : TourismBreakingNews.com