In order to address the numerous bottlenecks in visa issuance procedures, the government of India will set up Tourism Development Forums at Indian Embassies in various countries. These Forums will be headed by the Consul General or the Indian Ambassador to the country concerned, and will include members from the local travel trade.
“All the important foreign missions of India have been asked to constitute Tourism Development Forums with representation from the local travel trade. Bottlenecks in visa procedures are a major issue and we wish to address this,” Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Tourism, said during his inaugural address at the fifth edition of the Great Indian Travel Bazaar, currently being held in Jaipur. In another major step, the government is also trying to facilitate short tours of gateway cities for international transit passengers. Sahai said that India Tourism facilitation centres at major gateway airports in India will work with tour operators to make such visits possible for transit passengers. Sahai said that infrastructure creation and facilitation are the priority of the government and urged travel and tourism industry stakeholders to help achieve the government’s target of attracting one per cent of the total international inbound travel into India by the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan.
Click here to see the original article>“All the important foreign missions of India have been asked to constitute Tourism Development Forums with representation from the local travel trade. Bottlenecks in visa procedures are a major issue and we wish to address this,” Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Tourism, said during his inaugural address at the fifth edition of the Great Indian Travel Bazaar, currently being held in Jaipur. In another major step, the government is also trying to facilitate short tours of gateway cities for international transit passengers. Sahai said that India Tourism facilitation centres at major gateway airports in India will work with tour operators to make such visits possible for transit passengers. Sahai said that infrastructure creation and facilitation are the priority of the government and urged travel and tourism industry stakeholders to help achieve the government’s target of attracting one per cent of the total international inbound travel into India by the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan.