Over 700 per cent growth in e-Visa arrivals in August

NEW DELHI: A total of 22,286 foreign tourists arrived on e-Tourist visa in August this year as compared to 2,705 during the same month last year registering a growth of 723.9 per cent.

At present e-Tourist Visa facility is available for citizens of 113 countries arriving at 16 Airports across the country.

A total of 1,69,976 tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa during January-August period this year as compared to 17,120 during the corresponding period in 2014 showing a growth of 892.9 per cent, according to Tourism Ministry data.

Maximum tourists from USA (25.93 per cent) availed the e-visa facility followed by Germany (10 per cent), UAE (8.92 per cent), France (8.76 per cent), Australia (7.20 per cent) and Canada (6.39 per cent) among the top 10 source countries.