<P> Tourism in India is economically important and is growing rapidly . The World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹ 15.24 lakh crore (US $230 billion) or 9.4% of the nation's GDP in 2017 and supported 41.622 million jobs, 8% of its total employment . The sector is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6.9% to ₹ 32.05 lakh crore (US $490 billion) by 2028 (9.9% of GDP). In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US $3 billion . It is projected to grow to $7--8 billion by 2020 . In 2014, 184,298 foreign patients traveled to India to seek medical treatment . </P> <P> Over 10 million foreign tourists arrived in India in 2017 compared to 8.89 million in 2016, recording a growth of 15.6% . Domestic tourist visits to all states and Union Territories numbered 1,036.35 million in 2012, an increase of 16.5% from 2011 . In 2014, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh were the most popular states for tourists . Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Agra and Jaipur have been the five most visited cities of India by foreign tourists during the year 2015 . Worldwide, Delhi is ranked at 28 by the number of foreign tourist arrivals, while Mumbai is ranked at 30, Chennai at 43, Agra at 45, Jaipur at 52 and Kolkata at 90 . </P> <P> The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report for the year 2017, ranked India 40th out of 136 countries overall . The report ranks the price competitiveness of India's tourism sector 10th out of 136 countries . It mentions that India has quite good air transport (ranked 32nd), particularly given the country's stage of development, and reasonable ground transport infrastructure (ranked 29th). The country also scores high on natural and cultural resources (ranked 9th). Some other aspects of its tourism infrastructure remain somewhat underdeveloped however . The nation has very few hotel rooms per capita by international comparison and low ATM penetration . The World Tourism Organization reported that India's receipts from tourism during 2012 ranked 16th in the world, and 7th among Asian and Pacific countries . </P>

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