The National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22 has released on September, 25,2024, which showed that the government health expenditure’s share in the country’s total GDP has increased from 1.13 per cent in 2014-15 (FY15) to 1.84 per cent in 2021-22 (FY22). The share of government health expenditure in total health expenditure has increased from 29.0 per cent in 2014-15 to 48.0 per cent in 2021-22. The per capita government spending on healthcare has tripled.
Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said the decline in Out-of-Pocket expenditure out of total health expenditure from 64.2 per cent in 2013-14 to 39.4 per cent in 2021-22 reflects a very positive indicator. Dr Paul highlighted that ‘more than Rs 1 lakh crore savings have accrued from the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY and this has had a positive impact on the recent NHA estimates. He also stated that other schemes like the Free Dialysis scheme, launched in 2015-16 has benefited 25 lakh people.’
Besides, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said that a substantial increase has been noticed in the health expenditure of the government while the out-of-pocket expenditure has come down which is a good sign. He highlighted that the total health expenditure has also made a significant increase which reflects the emphasis of the government towards health. The continuous decline in the out-of-pocket-expenditure in the overall health spending vindicates the substantial efforts made by the Government in the progress towards ensuring financial protection and Universal Health Coverage for its citizens.
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