The government said it was looking to ease e-visa restrictions for international travellers coming into India, but would tread cautiously considering the new Covid-19 strain.
“The deliberations are on with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Health Ministry in this regard, and we shall soon be able to arrive at a conscious decision regarding e-visa relaxations,” said Arvind Singh, Secretary, Union Ministry of Tourism, on the sidelines of the annual convention of domestic tour operators in Gujarat’s Kevadia recently. Sources say that an inter-ministerial meeting in this regard will be held as early as next week itself. But Singh clarified that the visa restrictions can be eased only if the success of the vaccination…