Medical college, to be set up in Shillong and Tura will not only provide better medical facilities to the people of Meghalaya but also will create employment and promote "Medical Tourism". Health care industry employs 4million people in India. It is the 2nd largest in terms of employment. It is the largest industry in the service sector with an estimate revenue of around $30 billion constituting 5%of the GDP, as reported by CII. The concept of medical tourism is almost as old as medicine itself. India enjoyed a rich history of providing Yoga instruction, spiritual enlightenment, and Ayurvedic healing to seekers from around the world since ancient times. India has a potential to attract 1million health tourist per annum which will contribute US$ 5 billion to the economy Cost . CII reported that 150,000 medical tourist came to India in 2005. The number grew to 200,000 by 2008. A special study by ASSOCHAM reported that the year 2011 saw 850,000 medical tourist and projected that by 2015 this number would rise to 3,200,000.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:17:03 +0000
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