The Indian government decided to relax visa requirements for 180 states, including Armenia, to make it easier for tourists to travel to the country.

The foreigners from mentioned states will have an opportunity to get their visas on arrival.

“We have decided to extend the visa-on-arrival facility to tourists from 180 nations,” dnaindia.com quotes Planning Minister Rajiv Shukla told reporters.

It is noted that the measure was approved by Indian special services. Among the states not included in the list are Pakistan, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Somali, North Korea and Sri Lanka.

In 2013 India hosted around 6.8 million tourists that provided the country income of more than $18 billion.