**Executive Summary**
This document, posted on February 9, 2024, by PIB Delhi, addresses the status and growth potential of medical tourism in India. It highlights the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Tourism to promote medical and wellness tourism, as well as the availability of a dedicated website developed by the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) under the Ministry of Commerce. The report provides Foreign Tourist Arrival (FTA) data for both total and medical purposes, spanning from 2019 to 2025 (provisional).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Promotion of Medical Tourism:**
* Development and promotion of tourist destinations, including medical tourism, is undertaken by State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administrations.
* The Ministry of Tourism promotes India holistically and includes medical and wellness tourism in its activities.
* The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism, circulated to Central Ministries, State Governments, and Industry Stakeholders.
* **Data and Statistics:**
* The Ministry of Tourism has not conducted any study to assess the current status, key challenges and growth potential of medical tourism in India. The Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on State wise purpose wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals and revenue earned due to medical tourism.
* Year-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India and FTAs for medical purposes data from 2019 to 2025 (January to November provisional) as per the Bureau of Immigration (BOI).
* **Visa Facilitation:**
* The Government of India has extended the e-medical visa/e-medical attendant visa facility.
* **Informational Resources:**
* The Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) under the Ministry of Commerce has developed a comprehensive website, http://www.indiahealthcaretourism.com, providing information on accredited hospitals, wellness centers, visas, and healthcare providers.
* The Ministry of Tourism provides a link to this portal on its official websites.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Ministries, State Governments and Industry Stakeholders**
* **Impact**: These stakeholders are impacted by the National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism.
* **Action Required**: The National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism has been circulated to these stakeholders.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tourism: The central ministry responsible for promoting tourism in India, including medical and wellness tourism.
National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism: A formulated strategy by the Ministry of Tourism to boost medical and wellness tourism in India.
Bureau of Immigration (BOI): An organization whose data on foreign tourist arrivals is used to present statistics on medical tourism.
Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC): Council under the Ministry of Commerce that developed the indiahealthcaretourism.com website.
Ministry of Tourism
Status and Growth Potential of Medical Tourism
Posted On: 09 FEB 2026 4:11PM by PIB Delhi
Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products, including medical tourism is undertaken
by the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration.
The Ministry of Tourism promotes India in a holistic manner, through various initiatives. As part of on-
going activities, promotion of medical & Wellness tourism, is also taken up.
The Ministry of Tourism has not conducted any study to assess the current status, key challenges and
growth potential of medical tourism in India. The Ministry of Tourism does not maintain data on State
wise purpose wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals and revenue earned due to medical tourism.
As per the Bureau of Immigration (BOI), the total year-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals for medical purpose
during last 5 years are given below:
Year FTAs in India FTAs for Medical Purposes
2019 1,09,30,355 6,97,453
2020 27,44,766 1,82,945
2021 15,27,114 3,23,748
2022 64,37,467 4,74,798
2023 95,20,928 6,59,356
2024 99,51,722 6,44,387
2025 (Jan to Nov) (P) 79,34,617 4,50,633
(P): Provisional
In order to provide impetus to the growth of Medical and Wellness tourism in India and maintain India’s
competitive advantage, Ministry of Tourism formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and
Wellness Tourism and circulated to concerned Central Ministries, State Governments and Industry
Stakeholders.
The Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) under the Ministry of Commerce has developed a
comprehensive website viz., http://www.indiahealthcaretourism.com which provides information on
accredited hospitals and wellness centres, visa, healthcare providers etc. The Ministry of Tourism has
provided a link to this portal on its official websites.To facilitate the visit of foreign nationals to come to India for medical treatment, the Government of India
has extended e-medical visa/ e-medical attendant visa facility.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in
a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
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