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A total of 1.46 lakh foreign tourists arrived on e-tourist visa last month as compared to 1.16 lakh in March 2016, registering a growth of 25.8%, says tourism ministry
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New Delhi: Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India has increased by 10.7% with 9.05 lakh people visiting the country in March as compared to 8.17 lakh in the corresponding period last year, the government said on Friday.
A total of 1.46 lakh tourist arrived on the e-tourist visa last month as compared to 1.16 lakh in March 2016, registering a growth of 25.8%, the tourism ministry said in a release.
The Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) through tourism during March were Rs14,953 crore as compared to Rs13,115 crore in the corresponding period last year, recording a growth of 14%.
The share of FTAs during March was highest from Bangladesh (21.31%), followed by the US (10.39%), the UK (10.30%) and Russia (4.26%).
The share from Malaysia stood at 3.41%, while that of Canada was 3.28%, Germany 3.03%, Sri Lanka 2.91%, China 2.83%, France 2.79% and Australia 2.54%.
The share from Japan was 2.34%, Afghanistan 1.82%, Singapore 1.66% and Iran 1.54%.
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