The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during last three years is given below:

 

Year	FTAs	Growth Rate
2014	76,79,099	10.2%
2015	80,27,133	4.5%
2016	88,04,411	9.7%

 

Government of India has taken various initiatives to boost tourism in the country, which inter-alia include the following:

 

• Extended the facility of e- Visa for the citizens of 163 countries.
• Launched campaigns in the international and domestic markets to promote the various tourism products and destinations through an integrated marketing and promotional strategy.
• Launched 24x7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Helpline 1800111363 in 12 Languages.
• Constituted Medical & Wellness Tourism Promotion Board.

 

Provided Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for development and promotion of tourism. 

This information was given by Shri K. J. Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Sanjay Kumar/jk/Parl. No. 1/20-12-2017

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