New visa rules for India will help medical tourism
02-Feb-17, International Medical Travel Journal
Aiming to attract more tourists and boost trade, India's government has approved a new liberalised visa policy that includes a long-term multiple-entry comprehensive visa by merging tourist, business, medical and conference visas into one.
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The approval will make it easier for entry of foreigners for tourism, business and medical purposes. This is expected to stimulate economic growth, plus increase earnings from tourism and medical tourism.
Citizens from Pakistan and China will not be covered under the new liberalised visa policy.