RISHIKESH, July 11 -- AIIMS Rishikesh and the State Tourism Ministry will work together to promote medical tourism in Uttarakhand. After a discussion between the AIIMS Director and the State Tourism Minister on Friday, both sides agreed in principle on this issue.

Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj and the Director of AIIMS, Professor Ravikant, discussed several points to promote medical tourism in the state. Maharaj said that AIIMS Rishikesh is a prestigious institution in North India. It has established special standards in the field of health and medicine. The joint partnership of AIIMS and Department of Tourism in the field of medical tourism would prove to be path-breaking.

AIIMS Director Professor Ravikant agreed to the proposal and ...