Beautiful tourist destinations, temples and monasteries attract domestic and foreign tourists in large numbers and medical tourism can open up vast employment opportunities to local people, therefore, improving the economy of the state, Shandil said.
Speaking at the sixth edition of the Advantage Healthcare India conference organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi, he said that combining travel with health will benefit travellers and boost the economies of states, according to a statement issued here on Thursday.
Domestic and foreign tourists in large numbers and medical tourism can open up vast employment opportunities to local people, therefore, improving the economy of the state, Shandil said.
He lauded the organisers for holding an event aimed at promoting health and wellness and added that the concept of combining travel with health will not only benefit travellers but also boost the economies of states.
