The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has announced that Medical Tourism has now been included under the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) scheme, under which Medical Tourism service providers will be given financial assistance. MoT has sanctioned Rs 12.47 lakh as MDA to ten Medical Tourism service providers for the current year.

Medical Tourism service providers include representatives of hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) and National Accreditation Board of Hospitals (NABH), travel agents and tour operators approved by MoT.