Indian authorities may soon introduce an e-visa with variable fees according to low and peak tourist seasons.
A one-month tourist e-visa could cost up to US$25 during the peak July to March season.
During the off-season months of April to June, the price of the visa will be reduced to US$10, and will initially be for tourists from Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, Russia, Ukraine, the UK and the US, according to a report by The Economic Times.
India has been trying to shed its reputation as having an onerous visa application procedure. The government began to lighten the bureaucratic burden in March this year in order to attract more tourists.
The e-tourist visa, as well as those for businesspeople, now permit multiple entries in India for a total of up to 90 days over a one-year period, versus six months before the change.
Citizens of over 167 countries are eligible, and, upon landing, tourists can even present a different passport than the one they used to apply.