Indian Rupee Getting Cheaper: Opportunity or Curse?

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 01:03 IST   |    5 Comments
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2. Medical Tourism in India will get a boost:
Medical tourism
Fall in Indian currency value has created an opportunity for Medical Tourism to India as overseas patients have benefits of already low cost of treatment in India compared to U.S. and falling Indian Rupee is giving extra edge to Dollar paying patients. Calculation of packages in Rupee value has given a double bonanza to the overseas visitors visiting India for Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery, as Indian packages were already 60-70 percent less than those in US and on top of that a further 20 percent reduction due to Indian currency depreciation is an icing on cake for patients from USA and Europe.