Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering medical treatment packages to customers at competitive prices in a bid to tap into the growing wellness tourism market in India. The aim is to provide a holistic experience of the medical value of travel with various other elements like accommodation arrangements, road transfers and optional wellness packages after the treatment. The company has partnered with a medico-technical online services company on a pilot basis to provide the entire back-end services to the customers who avail various medical and wellness packages.
IRCTC is the only entity authorised by the Indian railways to provide catering services to railways, online railway tickets and packaged drinking water at railway stations and trains in India.