Dr Batra's planning overseas foray

Charting out expansion plans in domestic and overseas markets, homoeopathic clinic chain Dr Batra's today said it would set up 50 clinics across the country in the next five years, besides opening its first international centre in London this year.

"We target to set up 10 clinics each year and it requires an investment of about Rs 50 lakh each. We will set up around 50 clinics in the next five years," Mukesh Batra, chairman and managing director, Dr Batra's told PTI.

Batra said the company had incorporated a subsidiary, Dr Batra's International, in London and would open up the first clinic there in the next 3-6 months.

Dr Batra's is also in the process of opening a chain of clinics in Oman, for which talk are going on.

"We are in discussion with a big company from Muscat and will open a chain of clinics in the country in two months. We are also thinking to start a centre in Dubai and other cities as well," Batra said.

Dr Batra's is currently operating 54 clinics in 17 cities across the country.