Dr Batra’s mulls expansion in tier II, III cities

Dr Batra's Health Care, homoeopathy clinics chain, is eyeing tier II, III cities for further franchise expansion across India. Dr Batra’s currently has 141 clinics in 72 cities out of which 22 are operational via franchisees in India. The brand has plans to open 350 clinics by 2016.

The brand has also decided to expand its footprint abroad by opening more branches in the Middle East and the UK.  Dr Mukesh Batra, Founder Chairman, Dr Batra's Healthcare informed: “We have presence in Dubai through two clinics, but we want to open ten more in the Middle East, including Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Bahrain over the next two years.

Dr Batra further added: “We will be the only Indian chain of homoeopathy to be present in the UK. In London, majority of the visitors to the clinic are Indians. In Dubai, out of the total visitors, 20 per cent are the locals, mostly women and children.

Dr Batra's Healthcare had an overall turnover of Rs 153 crore in the last financial year and expects to grow to Rs 1,000 crore in the next five years. The homoeopathy chain already has a clinic in London.