Healthy Soch
New Delhi, December 19, 2017: As per Economic Survey 2016-17 Volume 2 brought out by Ministry of Finance, expenditure by Government (Central and State Governments combined) on health as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for last three years is as under:
(i) 2014-15 – 1.2%
(ii) 2015-16 – 1.4% (RE)
(iii) 2016-17 – 1.5 % (BE)
The National Health Policy 2017 envisages increasing expenditure by Government on health to 2.5% of GDP in a time bound manner by 2025. No target has been set for the current year.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
