Lok Sabha Question No. 1281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Per Capita Expenditure on Health Facilities
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1281 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2018

## PER CAPITA EXPENDITU RE ON HEALTH FACILITIES

## 1281. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether per capita expenditure on health facilities in India is 267 dollars as per the World Health  Organisation  ReportChina,  five  times  in  Brazil  and  ten  times in European  Union  and twenty times in America;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the action taken by the Government regarding the implementation of the recommendation of the NITI Aayog for the change in medical education; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the Primary Health Centre in the country at present and the financial assistance provided to the States under this head during the last three years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b): As per WHO Global Health Expenditure database providing data for the year 2015 the per capita expenditure on healthcare for India is 238 in Purchasing power parity (PP while for China it is 762 in PPP Int $, for Brazil is 1392 in PPP Int $ and fo r USA is 9536 in PPP  Int  $.  For  some  of  the  major  European  countries,  like  United  Kingdom,  Sweden Netherlands, Germany, and France, the per capita expenditure on healthcare during 2015 4145  PPP  Int  $,  5299  PPP  Int  $,  5313  PPP  Int  $,  5357  PPP  Int  $, and  4542  PPP  Int  $ respectively.

As per the country statistics available on World Health Organization http://www.who.int/countries  /  ind/en/ ,it  is  reported  that  the  total  expenditure  o n  health per capita in India during 2014 was 267 Int $.

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As per National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2014 - 15, the per capita Government health expenditure in  India  is estimated at Rs.1108. The National Health Policy 2017 envisages raising public health expenditure progressively to 2.5% of the GDP by 2025.

(c ): Based on the recommendation of the Group of Experts (GoE) headed by Prof. Ranjeet Roy Chaudhary and the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee  of  Healt h and Family Welfare, a draft National Medical Commission Bill was framed by  a committee heade by Vice Chairman NITI Aayog which was subsequently approved by the Group of Ministers with some modification. The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 has be en introduced in the Lok Sabha 29 - 12- 2017.

(d): Public Health and Hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility to str the  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs)  lies  with  the  State  Governments.  However,  under  NHM, technical and financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen their health sys including strengthening of PHCs. The Financial assistance provided to States/UTs for Primary Health Centres (PHCs) under National Health Mission for last three years  i.e. 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 was  Rs. 629.87 crore, Rs. 694.68 crore and Rs. 640.16 crore  respectively.

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