To promote and advance medical tourism in India, the government has announced setting up of the National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board to render help to those visiting India for health care need. Inaugurating the new (second in series) ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ Television Commercials (TVCs) and a brochure titled ‘India - The Land of Yoga’ in New Delhi yesterday, Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Tourism...

Dr Mahesh Sharma, India’s Minister for Tourism, Culture & Civil Aviation said that India will expand its e-Tourist Visa scheme to 150 countries in March 2016. Over 150,000 people from 76 countries have used e-Tourist Visa since its launch in November last year. Applicable visitors can apply for the visas online prior to arrival in India, and then collect their visas upon entry at nine airports in the country...