Need tailored medical insurance product for middle class: NITI Aayog member VK Paul

"If you add this up and divide by the number of districts, each district has a potential of Rs 200 crore of investment over five years," he said.

Paul also noted that Medical Value Travel is a high priority for the government, and "major engagement and facilitators enablers would come up in a short span of time". He also encouraged the private sector to take greater responsibility in PG training and develop infrastructure to cater to the country's healthcare needs and opportunities. Healthcare infrastructure cannot be developed by the public sector alone, the NITI Aayog member added.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar called for a collective effort and a greater public- private partnership for healthcare infrastructure expansion in the country. Noting that Indian healthcare demands are of a great scale and diversity, he called for greater collaboration between all stakeholders to achieve the "collective dream of Universal Healthcare".

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