New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that India is on the cusp of a massive opportunity in the medical tourism sector and the government was open to the idea of giving visa-on-arrival for medical treatment to patients from countries like the United States and some European countries.

Addressing the CII Annual Health Summit here, the minister said, “The idea about visa on arrival is a good idea .For many countries, we allow visa on arrival, we allow e-visas and both these can be considered let’s say for the United States, most of the European countries where we have a fair amount of comfort and where detailed investigations or enquiries are not required.”

“We have countries where medical treatment is given as a part of the social welfare spending,

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