Visa-on-arrival facilitation, if implemented, will boost medical travel: Piyush Goyal

Visa-on-arrival for medical travellers could significantly strengthen India’s growing health tourism sector, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at the 22nd CII Annual Health Summit held in New Delhi. Speaking on the theme “Adding Life to Years in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” the Minister said that easing travel access will help India emerge as a global leader in medical care while ensuring that citizens continue to receive quality healthcare services.

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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

Goyal said India stands at the threshold of becoming a global benchmark for quality healthcare and called on all stakeholders to work together under strong leadership. “The Government is fully committed to promoting the healthcare sector, evident in the doubling of medical colleges over the past decade and a major expansion of medical seats planned in the next five years,” he said. He added that this reflects the country’s determination to strengthen the healthcare workforce.