Mysore is also known as the Medical City. Apart from Chennai which has the best healthcare in the country, Mysore gets credit for establishing and finding the most affordable healthcare for its citizens.

Mysore Wadiyar’s administration has traditional medicines like Ayurveda and Allopathy medicinal practices and has founded many hospitals. 

They planned to create health-based tourism to attract patients worldwide by coupling the flourishing tourist industry with their medical profession. They had even planned to have Helicopter Ambulance links with some major cities of the country to make this possible. And their professional expertise had a strong business logic.