NEW DELHI: Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Monday said that the value of medical tourism in India is likely to reach a whopping $9 billion by 2020 as compared to the $3 billon in 2015.
India has emerged as a major medical tourism destination over the years, the minister informed the Lok Sabha.
Alphons said that according to a Ministry of Commerce report published in 2016, India is among the top six medical value travel destinations of the world which also include Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Mexico.
“It is further informed that as per the report, through adequate focus and effective execution, Indian medical value travel, pegged at $3 billion in 2015, can be $9 billion opportunity by 2020,” said Alphons.
Alphons also informed that the ministry had recognised medical and wellness promotion tourism as niche tourism product for promotion, organised wellness and also produced a film on it.