Training-cum-awareness programme on C-FORM under the IVFRT-MMP was conducted at Police Head Quarters, Kavarathi – the Capital of UT of Lakshadweep on 10-10-2013. Above Prgramme was organized by FRRO Cochin, Superintendent of Police, Lakshadweep and NIC-IVFRT Cochin. The participants were all senior police officials from UT of Lakshadweep and officials from SPORTS (Society for Promotion of Nature Tourism & Sports).

In Lakshadweep, the foreigners are allowed to stay in Agathi, Kadamath, Bangaram, Anthroth and Minicoy Islands. The accommodation and other facilities are arranged by SPORTS, Lakshadweep.

The function was presided over by Sh. Paramadhitya, IPS, Supdt. of Police, UT of Lakshadweep. In the welcome address Sh. Basheer Ahammed P K, State Informatics Officer, NIC Lakshadweep explained the national importance of IVFRT project and its time bounded implementation. Sh. K. Sethuraman, IPS, FRRO, Cochin emphasised the mandatory requirement of on-line submission of C-FORM for foreigners as per the Govt. of India notification and BoI directions. The NIC IVFRT State Co-ordinator Shri. PV Raju has given detailed description of IVFRT project and demonstrated On-line registration procedure for C-Form submission & the approval process of user registration by accessing the online system. In the post lunch session, On-line C-form entry and report generation was also explained to the participants with the help of video inputs.

The interactive session was handled by Shri PV Raju, State Co-ordinator, IVFRT. He cleared the doubts of officials and explained the legal aspects of complying and non-complying of the required procedure. Programme ended with hearty vote of thanks to all concerned.