The Commerce Ministry has pitched for an easier visa regime to promote tourism and boost service sector exports. “We have been recommending (easy visa regime) to improve tourism and certain service sectors, including medical tourism. We from the the ministry wanted e-visas and visa on arrival to be provided, so that it becomes less cumbersome and helps in promoting services sector and tourism.
So that is the recommendation which has gone from our ministry,” Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told PTI. Citing an example, she said if a tourist is going to Bodh Gaya (Bihar) and then to Nepal and wants to come back to visit Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh), a single entry visa will not be helpful.
“It should be a multiple entry visa otherwise the tourist will have to once again obtain a visa. So these kind of anomalies, we wanted to be sorted out,” she said. The main idea of these recommendations is to promote tourism and other services.