(a) whether the Government proposes to set up immigration checkpoints in Lakshadweep both for movement of ships and tourists;
(b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof; and
(c) the time by which these checkpoints are likely to become functional?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Immigration check-posts have been proposed to be set up at Agatti and Minicoy Islands of Lakshadweep for the purpose of granting immigration clearance to visiting foreign cruises and foreign tourists.
(c): These check posts are likely to become functional by the end of the year.
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