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Foreigners Visiting India On Medical Visa Grew By 16 Pct: Tourism Minister
India can provide medical and health care of international standards at low costs, and excels in the state of the art medical facilities, reputed health care professionals, quality nursing facilities and traditional healthcare therapies, said the minister.
Foreigners visiting India on medical visa registered a growth of nearly 16 percent during the year 2017 as compared to the previous year, said Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons.
While in 2016, a total of 427,014 foreigners visited India, it rose to 495,056 during 2017, Alphons told the parliament.