Lok Sabha Question No. 1166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Funds Released for Medical Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1166 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## FUNDS RELEASED FOR MEDICAL TOURISM

†1166. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  foreigners  are  visiting  India  as tourists and for medical treatment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the State-wise number of tourists visited India as tourists and for  medical  treatment  during  the  last  three  years  and  the revenue earned from them;
- (d) the State-wise amount sanctioned or released by the Government for medical tourism during the said period along with the amount utilised by the State Governments out of it; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) & (b): Details  of  Foreign  Tourist  Arrivals  (FTA)  to  India  and specifically for medical purpose for the year 2018 are as under:

|   Year |   FTA for Medical Purpose (in Millions) |   FTA (in Millions) |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   2018 |                                    0.64 |               10.56 |

(c): Details  of  State/UT  wise  Foreign  Tourist  Visits  (FTV)  for  the years 2016 to 2018 are given in annexure.

Ministry  of  tourism,  Government  of  India  does  not  maintain State/UT wise data of tourist visits for medical purpose. The data on revenue generated from tourism is also not centrally maintained by Ministry of tourism, Government of India.

(d) & (e): Medical Tourism activity is mainly driven by the private sector. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has the role of a facilitator in terms of marketing this concept and promoting this in the key markets.

Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps to promote India as a Medical and Health Tourism Destination, some of which are as follows:

-  Promotion  of  medical  tourism  at  various  international platforms.
-  Introduction of E visa for 169 countries.
-  Circulated and distributed Brochure, CD and other publicity material.
-  Constituted National Medical & Wellness Tourism Board to  provide  dedicated  institutional  framework  to  take forward the cause of promotion of Medical Tourism,
-  Fiscal  Incentives  provided  under  Market  Development Assistance (MDA) for participation in approved medical/Tourism Fairs/medical Conferences/Wellness conference/Wellness Fairs and its allied Road shows.
-  Financial  support  under  the  MDA  scheme  to  approved medical tourism service providers.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1166 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020 REGARDING FUNDS RELEASED FOR MEDICAL TOURISM

| Foreign Tourist Visits (FTV) during mentioned years   | Foreign Tourist Visits (FTV) during mentioned years   |   Foreign Tourist Visits (FTV) during mentioned years |   Foreign Tourist Visits (FTV) during mentioned years | Foreign Tourist Visits (FTV) during mentioned years   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                               | States/UTs                                            |                                                  2016 |                                                  2017 | 2018 (Revised)                                        |
| 1                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                             |                                                 15466 |                                                 15313 | 15242                                                 |
| 2                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        |                                                341764 |                                                271362 | 281083                                                |
| 3                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     |                                                  6598 |                                                  7147 | 7653                                                  |
| 4                                                     | Assam                                                 |                                                 19456 |                                                 21760 | 36846                                                 |
| 5                                                     | Bihar                                                 |                                               1010531 |                                               1082705 | 1087971                                               |
| 6                                                     | Chandigarh                                            |                                                 31549 |                                                 31832 | 39681                                                 |
| 7                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          |                                                  9220 |                                                  6701 | 14399                                                 |
| 8                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                  |                                                  1891 |                                                  1908 | 1608                                                  |
| 9                                                     | Daman & Diu                                           |                                                  5669 |                                                  5535 | 5694                                                  |
| 10                                                    | Delhi *                                               |                                               2520083 |                                               2740502 | 2740502                                               |
| 11                                                    | Goa                                                   |                                                680683 |                                                842220 | 933841                                                |
| 12                                                    | Gujarat                                               |                                                343752 |                                                448853 | 513113                                                |
| 13                                                    | Haryana                                               |                                                331291 |                                                193381 | 73977                                                 |
| 14                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                      |                                                452770 |                                                470992 | 356568                                                |
| 15                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                       |                                                 63207 |                                                 79765 | 139520                                                |
| 16                                                    | Jharkhand                                             |                                                169442 |                                                170987 | 175801                                                |
| 17                                                    | Karnataka                                             |                                                461752 |                                                498148 | 543716                                                |
| 18                                                    | Kerala                                                |                                               1038419 |                                               1091870 | 1096407                                               |
| 19                                                    | Lakshadweep                                           |                                                   753 |                                                  1027 | 1313                                                  |
| 20                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        |                                                363195 |                                                359119 | 375476                                                |
| 21                                                    | Maharashtra*                                          |                                               4670049 |                                               5078514 | 5078514                                               |
| 22                                                    | Manipur                                               |                                                  3064 |                                                  3497 | 6391                                                  |
| 23                                                    | Meghalaya                                             |                                                  8476 |                                                 12051 | 18114                                                 |
| 24                                                    | Mizoram                                               |                                                   942 |                                                  1155 | 967                                                   |
| 25                                                    | Nagaland                                              |                                                  3260 |                                                  4166 | 5010                                                  |
| 26                                                    | Odisha                                                |                                                 76361 |                                                100014 | 110818                                                |
| 27                                                    | Puducherry                                            |                                                117437 |                                                131407 | 141133                                                |
| 28                                                    | Punjab                                                |                                                659736 |                                               1108635 | 1200969                                               |
| 29                                                    | Rajasthan                                             |                                               1513729 |                                               1609963 | 1754348                                               |
| 30                                                    | Sikkim                                                |                                                 66012 |                                                 49111 | 71172                                                 |
| 31                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                            |                                               4721978 |                                               4860455 | 6074345                                               |

| 32                                  | Tripura 36780                       | 69899                               | 102861                              |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 33                                  | Telengana 166570                    | 251846                              | 318154                              |
| 34                                  | Uttar Pradesh 3156812               | 3556204                             | 3780752                             |
| 35                                  | Uttarakhand 117106                  | 133725                              | 151320                              |
| 36                                  | West Bengal 1528700                 | 1574915                             | 1617105                             |
| *Data for 2017 is repeated for 2018 | *Data for 2017 is repeated for 2018 | *Data for 2017 is repeated for 2018 | *Data for 2017 is repeated for 2018 |

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