Lok Sabha Question No. 2030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: National Health Accounts Estimates
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MOHAMMAD SALIM, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2030 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## NATIONAL HEALTH ACCO UNTS ESTIMATES

## 2030. SHRI MOHD. SALIM: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

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

- (a) whether as per National Health Account estimates for India 2014 - 15, the total expenditure incurred on health as percentage of GDP is around 3.89 per cent out of which public health expenditure is just 1.13 per cent;
- (b) if so, year - wise, State - wise, figures for health expenditure and public health expenditure as percentage of GDP since 2014;
- (c) whether the Government has an action plan to address disparity in public a d private health expenditure, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has an action plan to increase public health expenditure upto 2.5 per cent till 2025, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): Yes.  As  per  the  National  Health  Account  estimates  for  India  2014 - 15,  the  total expenditure  incurred  on  health  as  a  percentage  of  GDP  is  3.89  %.  Government  Heal Expenditure is 1.13% of GDP.
- (b): The  latest  available  National  Health  Accounts  (NHA)  estimates that  provides healthcare  expenditure  for  India  and  select  States  is  for  the  year  2015 - 16.  A  statement showing  State - wise  Total  Health  Expenditure  and  Government  Health  Expenditure  as percentage  of  Gross  State  Domestic  Product  (GSDP)  for  2014 - 15 and  2015 - 16  is  at Annexure.
- (c) & (d) : The Government has increased the Government Health Expenditure(GHE) on health care to 1.18% of GDP in 2015 - 16 from 0.96% in 2005 - 06. The National Health Policy, 2017 proposes raising public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by2025 in a time bound manner.

Health Expenditure across select States in India.

|       |                  | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                             | 2014-15                             | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                             | 2015-16                             |
|-------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No. | States/UTs       | Total Health Expenditure (THE) | Total Health Expenditure (THE) | Government Health Expenditure (GHE) | Government Health Expenditure (GHE) | Total Health Expenditure (THE) | Total Health Expenditure (THE) | Government Health Expenditure (GHE) | Government Health Expenditure (GHE) |
|       |                  | In Rs. Crore                   | %GSDP                          | In Rs. Crore                        | %GSDP                               | In Rs. Crore                   | %GSDP                          | In Rs. Crore                        | %GSDP                               |
| 1.    | Assam            | 6556                           | 3.3                            | 1927                                | 1.0                                 | 7874                           | 4.0                            | 2992                                | 1.5                                 |
| 2.    | Andhra Pradesh   | 23064                          | 4.3                            | 3551                                | 0.7                                 | 26133                          | 4.3                            | 5814                                | 1.0                                 |
| 3.    | Bihar            | 22317                          | 6.0                            | 3689                                | 1.0                                 | 24901                          | 6.5                            | 4756                                | 1.2                                 |
| 4.    | Chhattisgarh     | 8509                           | 3.6                            | 2376                                | 1.0                                 | 9112                           | 3.5                            | 2871                                | 1.1                                 |
| 5.    | Gujarat          | 18970                          | 2.1                            | 6446                                | 0.7                                 | 20990                          | 2.0                            | 7808                                | 0.8                                 |
| 6.    | Haryana          | 9878                           | 2.2                            | 2410                                | 0.5                                 | 11015                          | 2.3                            | 3033                                | 0.6                                 |
| 7.    | Himachal Pradesh | 3183                           | 3.0                            | 1411                                | 1.4                                 | 3448                           | 3.1                            | 1621                                | 1.4                                 |
| 8.    | Jammu& Kashmir   | 4219                           | 4.1                            | 1461                                | 1.4                                 | 4960                           | 4.2                            | 1993                                | 1.7                                 |
| 9.    | Jharkhand        | 6813                           | 3.1                            | 1631                                | 0.8                                 | 7889                           | 3.4                            | 2339                                | 1.0                                 |
| 10.   | Karnataka        | 27995                          | 3.0                            | 6011                                | 0.7                                 | 32083                          | 3.2                            | 8227                                | 0.8                                 |
| 11.   | Kerala           | 23805                          | 4.5                            | 4229                                | 0.8                                 | 25090                          | 4.5                            | 5694                                | 1.0                                 |
| 12.   | Madhya Pradesh   | 18829                          | 3.9                            | 4799                                | 1.0                                 | 20373                          | 3.8                            | 5662                                | 1.1                                 |
| 13.   | Maharashtra      | 53122                          | 3.0                            | 9009                                | 0.5                                 | 56806                          | 2.8                            | 13443                               | 0.7                                 |
| 14.   | Odisha           | 15052                          | 4.9                            | 3233                                | 1.0                                 | 16579                          | 5.0                            | 3354                                | 1.0                                 |
| 15.   | Punjab           | 15138                          | 4.1                            | 2578                                | 0.7                                 | 16234                          | 4.1                            | 3245                                | 0.8                                 |
| 16.   | Rajasthan        | 21188                          | 3.5                            | 6511                                | 1.1                                 | 23869                          | 3.5                            | 7980                                | 1.2                                 |
| 17.   | Tamil Nadu       | 30761                          | 2.8                            | 7696                                | 0.7                                 | 32975                          | 2.8                            | 9378                                | 0.8                                 |
| 18.   | Uttar Pradesh    | 64256                          | 6.2                            | 12209                               | 1.2                                 | 69036                          | 6.2                            | 14283                               | 1.3                                 |
| 19.   | Uttarakhand      | 4233                           | 2.6                            | 1534                                | 0.9                                 | 4299                           | 2.4                            | 1607                                | 0.9                                 |
| 20.   | Telangana        | 11868                          | 2.3                            | 2650                                | 0.5                                 | 13710                          | 2.4                            | 5148                                | 0.9                                 |

Annexure