Indian tourist visa will be available within two days of application from the current month in addition to the existing medical visa.
Assistant Indian High Commissioner (HC) in Rajshahi Manoj Kumar revealed this while visiting the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) on Thursday.
He said Indian medical visas have been made easy. The visa-seekers of 16 districts in Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions side by side with Kushtia, Chuadanga and Meherpur districts under jurisdiction of the IVAC are now getting the medical visa within three days of application.
As a result, they are taking treatment after going to India within the shortest possible time.
Mr Manoj Kumar also said all sorts of necessary measures have been taken for issuing visas from the IVAC quickly. Besides, they remained highest alert to stop misuse of visas.
There is no scope of issuing visas to those who are permanent residents beyond the jurisdiction of the centre, he added.
Around 1,500 applications are being submitted for visas in different categories in the centre on an average every day.
