In February 2022, the government has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking, IVFRT scheme for a period of how many years with a financial outlay of Rs 364 crore?

In February 2022, the government has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking, IVFRT scheme for a period of how many years with a financial outlay of Rs 364 crore? Correct Answer 5

The correct answer is 5.

Key Points

  • The government has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking, IVFRT scheme for a period of five years with a financial outlay of Rs 364 crore.
  • The scheme will be in effect from April 2021 to March 2026.
  • After the commencement of IVFRT, the number of Visa and Overseas Citizen of India's cards registered a growth at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate, CAGR of 7.7%.

Important Points

  • The number of issued cards increased from 44.43 lakh in 2014 to 64.59 lakh in 2019.
  • Average visa processing time of 15 to 30 days has been reduced to a maximum of 72 hours in the case of e-visas.
  • 95 percent of e-visas were issued within 24 hours.
  • International traffic to and from India grew from 3.71 crore to 7.5 crore during the last ten years at a CAGR of 7.2 percent.

Related Questions

In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow (s) for pursuing. Statement: With one year to go for 2019 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stepped in to ensure results can be seen on the ground. The Centre has asked states to focus on impactful and public-private-partnership based smart city projects, which would show results over the next one year and have a review mechanism in place. Ministry of housing and urban affairs, the nodal ministry for Smart Cities Mission has identified 261 impactful ventures worth Rs. 31,000 crore and PPP projects worth Rs. 32,000 crore for the states to work on. Courses of Action: I. The move follows directives from the Prime Minister. During a review of Smart Cities mission last week, PM Modi had emphasized on early implementation of projects and suggested that the chief secretaries of all states should review the progress of the implementation. II. These identified projects account for an investment of Rs. 31,112 crore. The states have also been asked to work on 370 PPP projects that involve an investment of Rs. 32,410 crore The impactful projects identified range from building 40 outdoor fitness centres in New Delhi Municipal Council area at a cost of Rs. 1.31 crore to redevelopment of 340 acre area in Bhopal at a cost of Rs. 3,000 crore.  III. Secretary (housing and urban affairs) D. S. Mishra has written to chief secretaries of states and asked them to focus on the belated implementation of smart city projects that have a visible and transformative impact in the lives of citizens in identified smart cities.