Recent data released by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India (Mot) showed that in the month of January 2017, India recorded a growth of 16.5% in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) as compared to the same period in 2016.
Respectively, 1.52 lakh people took advantage of the e-tourist visa service during the month of January 2017 as compared to 0.88 lakh people during the same period last year. Hence, registered a good growth of 72%. Obviously, the share of tourists profiting e-Visa service in January 2017 has achieved a hike of 15.5% as against 10.4% in the same period of last year. This distinctly diagrams the consistent achievement of e-Visa service.
Data Related to Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to India in the month of January 2017:
| Period | FTAs |
| January 2017 | 9.83 Lakh |
| January 2016 | 8.44 Lakh |
| January 2015 | 7.91 Lakh |
Data Related to the percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India among Top 15 Source Countries/destinations and the Check in point/ Airport during the Month of January 2017:
| Top Source Countries | FTAs Percentage | Top Check-in Points/Airports | Percentage |
| USA | 15.01% | Delhi Airport | 28.30% |
| Bangladesh | 14.91% | Mumbai Airport | 18.23% |
| UK | 11.11% | Haridaspur Land Checkpost | 8.17% |
| Canada | 4.63% | Chennai Airport | 7.32% |
| Russia | 4.46% | Goa Airport | 6.51% |
| Australia | 3.65% | Bengaluru Airport | 5.32% |
| Malaysia | 3.15% | Kolkata Airport | 4.32% |
| Germany | 2.92% | Cochin Airport | 3.73% |
| France | 2.89% | Ahmedabad Airport | 3.37% |
| China | 2.54% | Hydrabad Airport | 2.74% |
| Sri Lanka | 2.45% | Gede Rail Land checkpost | 1.77% |
| Japan | 2.15% | Trivandrum | 1.62% |
| Afghanistan | 1.84% | Trichy Airport | 1.38% |
| Rep. Of Korea | 1.61% | Ghojadanga land checkpost | 1.08% |
| Nepal | 1.60% | Amritsar Airport | 1.02% |
Data related to the percentage shares of top 15 source countries/destinations availing e-Visa services and the Passenger’s Check in point/ Airport during January 2017 were as below:
| Top Source Countries | E-Visa Percentage | Top Check-in Points/Airports | Percentage |
| UK | 22.9% | Delhi Airport | 36.5% |
| USA | 13.6% | Mumbai Airport | 20.5% |
| Russia | 8.3% | Goa Airport | 16.2% |
| China | 6.3% | Chennai Airport | 7.0% |
| France | 5.6% | Bengaluru Airport | 5.1% |
| Australia | 4.4% | Kochi Airport | 4.2% |
| Germany | 4.1% | Kolkata Airport | 2.7% |
| Canada | 3.6% | Trivendrum Airport | 2.0% |
| Korea | 3.2% | Hydrabad Airport | 2.0% |
| Ukrain | 2.2% | Ahmedabad Airport | 1.7% |
| Netherlands | 1.6% | Amritsar Airport | 0.8% |
| South Africa | 1.4% | Jaipur Airport | 0.5% |
| Singapore | 1.3% | Trichy Airport | 0.4% |
| Malaysia | 1.3% | Gaya Airport | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 1.1% | Lucknow Airport | 0.1 |
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