Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Medical Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.377 ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## MEDICAL TOURISM

## 377.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  guidelines  followed  by  the  Government  with  respect  to health/medical  tourism  along  with  the  financial  assistance provided to the medical tourism service providers during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the number of foreign tourists who have visited the country on health/medical  tourism  and  the  revenue  generated  therefrom during the above period;
- (c) the estimated revenue likely to be generated through health/medical tourism in the coming years; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  and promotion of health/medical tourism to boost inflow of foreign tourists in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Realizing the potential to develop and promote Wellness and Medical  Tourism  as  a  niche  product  and  with  the  objective  of promoting  India  as  a  holistic  tourism  destination  for  365  days offering varied niche products, the Ministry of Tourism has formulated guidelines for the promotion of Medical Tourism. As per the guidelines following assistance is provided to eligible stakeholders:

-  Financial  Assistance  for  participating in fairs/events/roads shows approved by the Ministry in the overseas markets under the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme.
-  Financial  Assistance  in  the  ratio  50:50  for  making  publicity and  promotional  material  subject  to  a  maximum  ceiling  of Rs.10.00 Lakh.
-  Financial  Assistance  up  to  a  maximum  of  Rs.25.00  Lakh  on 50:50 sharing basis for organizing Wellness & Medical Tourism promotion shows.
-  Permission for the use of Incredible India logo for the Wellness & Medical Tourism promotion events, films, literature etc.
-  Financial support for training courses focused on skill providing,  skill  up-gradation  and  skill  certification  for  the persons engaged in Wellness & Medical Tourism sector as per the  Capacity  Building  for  Service  Providers  (CBSP)  Scheme guidelines of the Ministry of Tourism.
-  Provision  of  space  up  to  4  square  meters  to  Wellness  and/or Medical Tourism Associations at major international  fairs  for promoting Wellness & Medical Tourism at cost.

Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to stakeholders  and  this  assistance  provided  during  the  last  three years and current year are given in the Annexure.

- (b) & (c): The Ministry of Tourism does not compile information on the revenue earned through Medical Tourism. However, the Ministry of  Tourism  collates  data  regarding  the  arrivals  on  Medical  and Medical Attendant Visas provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The  estimated  Foreign  Tourist  Arrivals  (FTAs)  in  the  country  on Medical purpose during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 are 2,33,918, 4,27,014 and 4,95,056, respectively.
- (d): Ministry of Tourism has taken various steps to boost medical tourism which inter-alia include:
-  Launch of campaigns in the international markets including for medical tourism under the Incredible India brand-line; conducting Road Shows, Know India Seminars etc.
-  Ministry  produces  brochures,  CDs,  films  and  other  publicity materials for promotion of Medical & Health Tourism. Medical
- tourism  is  being  promoted  on  social  media  across  various platforms.
-  Department  of  Commerce  and  Services  Export  Promotion Council have launched a Healthcare Portal www.indiahealthcaretourism.com, as a single source platform providing  comprehensive  information  of  medical  travelers  on the top healthcare  institutions in the country  in  various languages.
-  Government  of  India  launched  e-Tourist  Visa  in  September, 2014  for  easing  of  the  visa  regime  has  been  expanded  to include medical visits as well. Medical and Medical Attendant Visa  have  been  introduced  to  ease  the  travel  process  of medical tourists.
-  In  order  to  provide  dedicated  institutional  framework to take forward  medical  tourism,  a  'National  Medical  and  Wellness Tourism  Board'  has  been  constituted  which  works  as  an umbrella organization that  promotes this  segment  of  tourism in an organized manner.
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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.377  ANSWERED  ON  24.06.2019  REGARDING  MEDICAL TOURISM

## AMOUNT  OF  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  RELEASED  DURING  THE  YEARS 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 ON MEDICAL TOURISM

| S. NO.   | PAYMENT RELEASED TO                                      | NAME OF PROJECT/EVENT                                                                                                                                        | AMOUNT RELEASED (RUPEES)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|          | YEAR 2016-2017                                           |                                                                                                                                                              |                            |
| 1.       | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                 | Reimbursement under MDA scheme for participation in ATM Dubai Exhibition - 2016                                                                              | 2,00,000                   |
| 2.       | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                 | Reimbursement under MDA Scheme for participation in WTM - 2010, London during 7th - 12th November 2010                                                       | 2,00,000                   |
|          |                                                          | Total (A)                                                                                                                                                    | 4,00,000                   |
|          | YEAR 2017-2018                                           |                                                                                                                                                              |                            |
| 1.       | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                 | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair WTM London held in London (UK) from 7th to 9th November 2016                                                           | 2,00,000                   |
| 2.       | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                 | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair - ITB Berlin - 2017 held at Berlin (Germany) from 8th to 12th March 2017                                               | 2,00,000                   |
| 3.       | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                 | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair - ATM 2017 held at Dubai (UAE) from 24th to 27th April 2017                                                            | 2,00,000                   |
| 4.       | M/s. Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre, Delhi     | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000                   |
| 5.       | M/s. Paras Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition &                                                                      | 2,00,000                   |

|    |                                                          | Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017                                                                                         |          |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|  6 | M/s. Paras Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
|  7 | M/s. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS Kochi    | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 1,31,250 |
|  8 | M/s. Unimed Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad              | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 1,12,500 |
|  9 | M/s. Noble Hospitals Private Limited, Pune               | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 1,31,250 |
| 10 | M/s. Fortis Healthcare Ltd., Gurgaon                     | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 11 | M/s. Fortis Healthcare Ltd., Gurgaon                     | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 12 | M/s. Fortis Healthcare Ltd., Gurgaon                     | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st               | 2,00,000 |

|    |                                                               | February 2017                                                                                                                                                |          |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 13 | M/s. Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Bangalore                     | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 14 | M/s. Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Kolkata                       | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 15 | M/s. Metro Institute of Medical Sciences Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 16 | M/s. Sahyadri Hospital Limited, Pune                          | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 17 | M/s. Sahyadri Hospital Limited, Pune                          | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 18 | M/s. Umkal Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon                      | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |
| 19 | M/s. Continental Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad                | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017 | 2,00,000 |

| 20.   | M/s. Jaypee Healthcare Limited, Noida                                          | MDA for participation in Indian Medical Tourism Destination (IMTD) - 2017 (Exhibition & Conference) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20th to 21st February 2017   | 2,00,000   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|       |                                                                                | Total (B)                                                                                                                                                      | 37,75,000  |
|       | YEAR 2018-2019                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                |            |
| 1.    | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                                       | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair WTM - 2017 held in London (UK) from 8th to 11th November 2017                                                            | 2,00,000   |
| 2.    | M/s. Grant Medical Foundation (Ruby Hall Clinic), Pune                         | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair - Oman Health Exhibition and Conference to be held at Oman from 9th to 11th October 2017                                 | 2,00,000   |
| 3.    | M/s. AJ Travels Pvt. Ltd., Zirakpur                                            | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair - ITB Berlin - 2018 in Germany from 7th to 11th March 2018                                                               | 1,20,499   |
| 4.    | M/s. Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi                                       | MDA for participation in Tourism Fair - ATM Dubai (UAE) from 22nd to 25th April 2018                                                                           | 2,50,000   |
| 5.    | M/s. Somatheeram Research Institute and Ayurveda Hospital Pvt. Ltd. Trivandrum | MDA for participation in Wellness Tourism Fair - MITT 2018 held at Moscow from 13th to 15th March 2018                                                         | 2,50,000   |
|       |                                                                                | Total (C)                                                                                                                                                      | 10,20,499  |
|       | Nil                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                                                                            | Nil        |
|       |                                                                                | Total (D)                                                                                                                                                      |            |
|       |                                                                                | Grand Total (A) + (B) + (C) + (D)                                                                                                                              | 51,95,499  |

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