Medical tourism booming in India

In 2002, medical tourism to India brought in earnings of $300 million. Every year since then, the number of medical tourists travelling to the country has increased by about 25% every yaer. One report projects that India's earnings through medical tourism would go up to $2 billion by 2012. Some say superior quality of medical service coupled with the low cost of surgeries is responsible for making the country one of the most attractive destinations for medical value travel.