New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS): There has been a 16.9 percent rise in foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in August 2014 over the corresponding period last year, the tourism ministry said Tuesday.
In August 2013, FTA growth was logged at 9.1 percent over August 2012.
The ministry computed the figure on the basis of data received from major ports and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism available from the Reserve Bank of India.
"FTAs during August 2014 were 5.69 lakh as compared to FTAs of 4.86 lakh during August 2013 and 4.46 lakh in August 2012," said the ministry in a statement.
The percentage share of FTAs in India during August 2014 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (14.03 percent), followed by the US (12.74 percent), Britain (9.22 percent), and Sri Lanka (6.79 percent).