India Announced Free Visa To First 5 Lakh Tourists, Once International Travel Resume

In a bid to boost tourism in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that India will offer free tourist visas to the first 5 lakh tourists who come to India after the international travel resume.

• Once international travel resumes, the first 5 lakh tourists who come to India will not have to pay visa fees.
• Scheme applicable till March 31, 2022, or will be closed after distribution of first 5 lakh visas.
• One tourist can avail of benefits only once.

Once international travel resumes, first 5 lakh tourists who come to India will not have to pay visa fees. Scheme applicable till March 31, 2022, or will be closed after distribution of first 5 lakh visas. One tourist can avail benefit only once: Finance Min Nirmala Sitharaman pic.twitter.com/RnLXu9D8lo

— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2021

Also, to revive tourism, the new loan guarantee scheme will support 10,700 regional level tourist guides and Travel & Tourism stakeholders (TTS) recognized by the Ministry of Tourism and the State governments.

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