As of December 4, 2024, a total of 123 regular Ayush Visas, 221 e-Ayush Visas, and 17 e-Ayush Attendant Visas have been issued under the Ayush Visa category introduced in July last year, specifically for foreigners seeking treatment under the Ayush system of medicine. These include Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.
The Ayush Visa is granted to foreign nationals whose primary purpose is to seek therapeutic care or wellness treatment at hospitals or wellness centers accredited by government authorities, the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH), or the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) said Union Minister of State for Ayush, Prataprao Jadhav, in a written reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha.
In addition, the Advantage Healthcare India portal, launched by the Union Health Ministry serves as India’s official “one-stop” platform for facilitating Medical Value Travel (MVT). It provides essential information for international patients seeking medical treatment in India. Interested patients can access the portal at www.healinindia.gov.in, said the Minister.
It was in 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced creation of Ayush Visa, seeking to make it a part of India’s roadmap for the Heal in India initiative of the government.
To further promote India as a destination for medical tourism, the Government hosted the Ayush Medical Value Travel Summit 2024 in Mumbai on September 30, 2024.
The summit, themed “Global Synergy in Ayush: Transforming Health and Wellness through Medical Value Travel”, aimed to integrate traditional Indian medicine with modern healthcare and strengthen India’s position in the global MVT sector, the Minister added.