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Telangana Unveils Health City Plan, Seeks Direct Gulf Patient Flights

The move targets overseas patients to spur new investment in Hyderabad’s care sector.

Overview

  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced a state-run Health City to be built inside the planned Bharat Future City during the launch of a new Apollo facility in Hyderabad’s Financial District.
  • The state asked the central government to permit direct flights from West Asia for people traveling to Hyderabad for medical treatment.
  • Officials said they are talking with the Airports Authority of India about a dedicated airport “green channel” at Shamshabad to speed patients from arrivals to hospitals.
  • Apollo Hospitals opened a 400-bed campus in the Financial District, adding to the group’s network and expanding specialty care capacity in the city.
  • Most steps beyond the hospital opening remain proposals that need central and airport approvals before any new routes or patient-transfer lanes begin.