About 2.1% of India’s GDP is assigned to healthcare this year. However, data from the World Bank shows that this GDP allowance is much lesser compared to countries like Sri Lanka, China, Brazil, the UK, Japan, and the USA. A total of Rs. 89,155 crores has been allocated to the healthcare sector, of which Rs 2,980 crore is attributed to research and Rs 86,175 crores to centrally-sponsored schemes and establishments.
We’ve summarized the allocations below: Diseases eradication mission A special mission to eradicate sickle cell anemia by 2047 through awareness campaigns and universal screening of people from 0–40 years of age was a highlight of this year’s healthcare budget. This is considering a report submitted by the Tribal Affairs Ministry, according to which one in 86 births of scheduled tribes suffers from sickle cell anemia. New establishments A proposal to establish 157 new nursing…
