Indias Tourism Minister moots a dedicated body to promote Medical Tourism
The $3 billion industry, which is growing at a rate of 30%, provides India a 10-year lead over China, say experts The Dollar Business Bureau India's share in the global medical tourism industry is expected to reach around 18% by 2019 Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Indias Minister of State for Tourism, has said that there is a need to have a dedicated body to boost medical tourism in the country due to its high growth potential. No other sector is growing at a rate of 30%, he said at the 11th India Health Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi this week. Dr. Sharma also said that medical tourism as a sector will be propagated and promoted in all ...
