Question: According to the report by Ministry of Tourism, union government registered how much Percentage of Growth in Tourists Arrival on E-Tourist Visa in January 2016?
(a) 50%
(b) 160%
(c) 252.3%
(d) 180.5%
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- According to the report by Ministry of Tourism, union government registered 252.3% Growth in Tourists Arrival on E-Tourist Visa in January 2016 over the same Period in 2015.
- A total of 88,162 tourists arrived in January 2016 on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 25,023 during the month of January, 2015 registering a growth of 252.3%.
- Commencing from 27th November 2014, e-Tourist Visa facility is presently available for citizens of 113 countries arriving at 16 Airports in India.
- The percentage shares of top 5 source countries availing e-Tourist Visa facilities during January, 2016 were as follows UK (25.37%), USA (15.17%), Russia (9.58%), France (6.00%), and Australia (5.25%).
- The percentage shares of top five airports in tourist arrivals on e-Tourist Visa during January, 2016 were as follows New Delhi Airport (33.18%), Mumbai Airport (20.81%), Goa Airport (19.10%), Chennai Airport (6.95%), and Bengaluru Airport (5.35%).
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/pmreleases.aspx?mincode=36