• Vikas Dangi

The fact is that medical tourism isa new way of growing tourism industry throughout the world. Therefore, India is one of the important destinations in this regard and there are so many opportunities for the growth of medical tourism industry in India. Today some of the Indian states and cities are emerging as a hub of medical tourism business. Now the fact has been realized regarding the cheaper and lower cost medical facilities in India. In the recent days, experts are viewingsome of the best emerging medical tourism destination such as Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Kerala and Maharashtra. There is also better scope in medical tourism in the coming years in the key sectors of medical tourism such as Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Allopathic, Meditation and Yoga. According to the healthcare data total expenditurein India was about 5.2 percent of GDP which reached to 8 percent in the year 2013. Today super specialty hospitals are playing key role to boost the medical tourism business by attracting the foreigner tourists who visit for the health purpose in India.It is said that healthcare has become one of India's largest sectors both in terms of revenue and employment and during 2008-22, the healthcare market is expected to record a CAGR of 16.28 per cent whereas the total healthcare industry size is expected to touch US$ 160 billion by 2017 and US$ 372 billion by 2022. Therefore, India has so many opportunities for the growth of medical tourism but there are so many challenges ahead.

Tourism Sector, Medical Tourism, Healthcare Facilities, Global Health Tourism Market, GDP, Medical Tourism Destinations, Driving Factors.

"Opportunities for Medical Tourism in India and Challenges Ahead", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.712-717, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806348.pdf

"Opportunities for Medical Tourism in India and Challenges Ahead", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp712-717, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806348.pdf