MORE than 18.11 lakh foreign nationals visited India for medical tourism between 2023 and 2025, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday, while highlighting measures taken to facilitate medical travel and promote the country’s growing medical and wellness tourism sector.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said the medical tourism sector is “a rapidly growing sector having immense global potential” and is being supported through initiatives of various ministries, departments, trade bodies and private sector hospitals.
According to data shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 1,811,950 foreign nationals visited India on medical tourism-related visas between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025. This included 1,751,088 Medical Visa/Medical Visa (E) holders, 56,908 Medical Attendant/Medical Attendant (E) visa holders, 3,375 AYUSH Visa/AYUSH Visa (E) holders and 579 AYUSH Attendant Visa (E) holders.
The reply stated that the Central Government promotes medical and wellness tourism primarily through the Ministry of Tourism, while the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare supports the sector through stakeholder consultations and coordination with various government ministries and private organizations, including NATHEALTH, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC).
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