Banking on the country's rapidly-growing medical tourism segment, Fortis Hospitals -- a division of Fortis Healthcare -- expects a 30% jump in patient inflow to over 5,000.
Arrival of patients from countries with advanced medical systems gives credence to the fact that India has good infrastructure and talent. India witnessed around three lakh arrivals last year owing to its unique low-cost, high-value, best expertise and good infrastructure model.
According to a report from management consulting firm McKinsey and Co, medical tourism in India will grow to USD 2 billion by 2012.
As a precautionary measure, several multinational firms have also decided to give an off on Monday and ask their employees to compensate by working on a Saturday.
The nationwide shutdown has been called by the leading opposition parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is the ruling party in this southern state for the first time, the Janata Dal-United and the Left parties.
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