Guwahati, Nov 21 (IANS) In a major relief for residents of Assam and the North Eastern states, arrangements are underway to allow visa applicants to submit biometric data in Guwahati itself, eliminating the need to travel to distant cities like Delhi or Mumbai, officials said on Friday.

“The development follows an agreement in principle with a firm to establish a dedicated visa facilitation centre in Guwahati,” an official said.

Earlier, late Thursday night, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision through a post on the social media platform X, calling it a long-awaited step that will ease the travel and financial burden of people from the region who plan to go abroad.

At present, applicants from the Northeast have to undertake long journeys merely to complete the biome

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