The year 2013 saw Tourism Ministry making lot of promises like bringing about a liberal visa regime, easing restrictions for film shooting and removing hurdles for the growth of the tourism sector but some incidents of sexual assault on foreign tourists brought shame.

Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi quit midway after the government's decision to create Telangana state. His resignation was not accepted and he attended files without going to office.

The ministry made a strong pitch for extending visa-on- arrival (VoA) facilities to many countries, including the US, theUK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Germany, France and South Korea.

Currently, there are only 11 countries, including Japan, New Zealand, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia, which are being given the facility.

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