New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The Indian healthcare sector has become one of the world's most cost-effective healthcare destination, with the latest technology tools deployed, across care delivery and the sector is expected to reach USD 50 billion by 2025, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday.

Addressing the Healthcare Leaders' Summit-2022 of the Economic Times in Gurgaon, Singh pointed out that at present there are over 4,000 healthtech startups in India spanning from platforms helping to monitor health conditions, apps using AI to detect illnesses and diseases, platforms connecting patients with doctors. He hoped that this ecosystem will grow further and become the leading sector in the world.

Singh pointed out that more than 10 la...