NOVEMBER SEES 62.7% GROWTH IN VOA NUMBERS
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During the month of November 2014, a total of 2,968 VoAs were issued under this Scheme as compared to 1,824 VoAs during the month of November 2013, registering a growth of 62.7 per cent. During January- November 2014, a total number of 24,963 VoAs were issued as compared to 17,594 VoAs during corresponding period of 2013 registering a growth of 41.9 per cent.
The number of VoAs issued under this scheme during November 2014 for nationals of the 12 countries were South Korea (837), Singapore (467), New Zealand (427), the Philippines (350), Indonesia (326), Japan (310), Finland (125), Myanmar (64), Vietnam (22), Cambodia (20), Luxembourg (18) and Laos (2).
The number of VoAs issued under the Scheme from January- November 2014 were South Korea (5,080), Japan (4,683), New Zealand (3,690), Singapore (3,494), the Philippines (3,346), Indonesia (2,776), Finland (990), Myanmar (391), Vietnam (238), Cambodia (129), Luxembourg (126) and Laos (20). During January- November 2014, the highest number of VoAs were issued at New Delhi airport (11,579) followed by Mumbai (4,897), Chennai (3,512), Bengaluru (1,698), Kolkata (1,600), Kochi (839), Hyderabad (600) and Trivandrum (238).