Market Overview
Rajasthan offers World Class Medical Facilities, comparable with any of the western countries. It has state-of-the-art hospitals and the best qualified doctors.

The State seeks private sector investment in health sector in order to facilitate establishing quality health institutions within the framework of the set standards and norms. Private sector can play an important role to supplement and complement State Government's efforts in providing quality healthcare services through specialty and super specialty hospitals and state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities at tertiary level.

Rajasthan has pioneered health and medical tourism in India. They have made a concerted effort to promote health tourism in a big way, which has resulted in a substantial increase of visitor arrivals into the state. Rajasthan and Ayurveda have virtually become synonymous with each other. However, though Rajasthan has strongly focused on Ayurveda and its wide array of treatments and medications, good facilities are also available in the other traditional forms of medicine as well as in modern medical treatment.

Key Segments/ Products

• Hospitals
• Dispensaries
• Poly Clinics
• Diagnostic Centers
• Research & Development Laboratories/Centers
• Old age homes/rehabilitation centers for persons with disability

Key Players

Policy/ Incentives
Policy to Promote Private Investment in Healthcare Facilities-2006
The broad objective of the policy is to promote private sector investment in Medical & Healthcare Institutions, Medical & Dental Colleges and support units like Diagnostic Centres, Blood Banks and Paramedical Training Institutes.

Tax exemptions:

• Electricity Duty - 50% for 7 years, (as per clause 8 (iii) of RIPS 2010)
• Stamp duty - 50% (as per clause 8 (iv) of RIPS 2010)
• Land use conversion charges - 50% (as per clause 8 (v) of RIPS 2010)

For more info, visit: www.medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in

Opportunities
Rajasthan houses a large number of medical colleges and universities. The medical colleges of Rajasthan have helped the state extensively in raising up its health standards by the best qualified doctors from these institutions. The state has 10 medical colleges and 13 dental colleges.

Rajasthan offers opportunity for private sector investment in

• Medical & Health Care Institutions
• Medical & Dental Colleges
• Support units like Diagnostic Centres, Blood Banks and Paramedical Training Institutes

Advantages / Strengths

• Favorable policy and incentives for the investors in the sector
• Investor friendly environment
• Existence of world-class hospitals

Last Updated: October 10, 2011