New Delhi, July 31 -- 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 18,11,950 foreign nationals visited India on medical tourism...