Public spending on health

Cabinet approves National Health Policy aimed at affordable healthcare for everyone

Government sources said the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its nod to the policy which has been pending for the last two years.

Mar 16, 2017, 09:10 AM IST

Life expectancy up, but public spending on health well below global average: Economic Survey

Given the pressing need to redistribute, India did not invest sufficiently in human capital for instance, public spending on health was an unusually low 0.22 per cent of the GDP in 1950-51.

Feb 01, 2017, 10:09 AM IST