Government of Maharashtra and IMC to join hands for releasing a health tourism policy in 100 days
by Prashant Kapadia/NHN
12th January, Mumbai: With the objective to provide a major boost to health tourism in India, IMC organized the 2nd Health Tourism Conclave in Mumbai today.
The Chief Guest of the conference Shri Jaykumar Rawal, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, said “Two recuperating centres of wellness spread across hundred acres of land to come up in Igatpuri for post surgeries. He urged requesting institutions to join hands in this initiative by opening their centres at Igatpuri. He also invited IMC to be a partner organization for the Mumbai Shopping festival starting today.
Guest of Honour, Dr. Deepak Sawant, Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Maharashtra invited stakeholders to come together and facilitate the healthcare tourists coming into Maharashtra. He mentioned that there should be uniformity in the pricing of surgeries and the Government is forming a committee with experts from the Healthcare fraternity to provide the best services to the patients and their families.
Earlier welcoming the guests and dignitaries Dr. Lalit Kanodia, IMC President said “IMC taskforce is sincerely working since last one year towards making Maharashtra the hub of medical tourism in India and is happy to see the progress on Health Tourism for Maharashtra”.
The conference was attended by about 150+ leading Doctors, Hospital Administrators, Travel, Trade and Hospitality professionals.
About IMC
Set up in 1907, IMC Chamber Of Commerce and industry is an apex Chamber of trade, commerce & industry with headquarters in Mumbai. The Foundation Stone of IMC was laid by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Being the Voice of over 200,000 Corporates in India, every President and Prime Minister of India have addressed the Chamber. Shri Narendra Modi addressed this Chamber in May 2013 and in April 2017. Two of the chamber’s recent active members and Committee Chairmen, Mr. Suresh Prabhu and Mr. Piyush Goyal, are now Union Cabinet Ministers.
The chamber has 2700 direct members, comprising a cross section of the business community, including public and private limited companies and over 225 trade and industry associations through which the Chamber reaches out to over 2,50,000 business establishments in the country. IMC is the first Chamber in India to get ISO 9002-2000 certification which has since been upgraded to ISO 9001: 2008. IMC is the only business Chamber in India with which the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, was associated as an Honorary Member.