New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- In the first four months of 2025, over 1.3 lakh foreign tourists traveled to India for medical treatment, accounting for approximately 4.1 percent of the total foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) during this period, the Government said today.
"The total number of FTAs for medical purposes in India during 2025 (up to April) is 1,31,856," said Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
The Minister said the number of FTAs for medical purposes has been increasing in the past five years, with most of them coming from Bangladesh, Iraq, Somalia, Oman, and Uzbekistan.
"From 1.8 lakh in 2020, the number of FTAs for medical purposes rose to 6.4 lakh in 2024," Shekhawat said. ...