Lok Sabha Question No. 767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Per-Capita Spending on Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Deepender Singh Hooda

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 767 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH FEBRUARY, 2025

## PER-CAPITASPENDING ON HEALTHCARE

## 767 SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the position of India globally in terms of per-capita spendings on healthcare by the Government;
- (b) whether the Government has data on per-capita healthcare spending during the last ten financial years including Financial Year 2024-25 and plans for Financial Year 2025-26;
- (c) if so, the details thereof during the last ten financial years including Financial Year 2024- 25 and plans for Financial Year 2025-26, year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to augment the primary healthcare infrastructure in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) : As per the Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED) 2021, India ranks 145 th in terms of per capita Domestic General Government Health Expenditure (GGHE-D) in PPP INT $.
- (b) & (C) : As per available National Health Accounts Estimates for India, per capita Government Health Expenditure (GHE) for India are given below:
- (d) & (e): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rolled out and implemented various national schemes and programs to provide accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare services to all, including those in rural areas. These key schemes/programs have contributed to reducing out-ofpocket expenditures in availing of health services. The major health programs implemented to augment the primary healthcare infrastructure in the country are:

| FY                  | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| GHE Per capita (Rs) | 1,042     | 1,108     | 1,261     | 1,418     | 1,753     | 1,815     | 2,014     | 2,328     | 3,169     |

National Health Mission (NHM) : . Under the National Health Mission, the Government has taken many steps towards universal health coverage, by supporting the State Governments in providing accessible and affordable healthcare to people. The National Health Mission provides support for improvement in health infrastructure, availability of adequate human resources to man health facilities, to improve availability and accessibility to quality health care especially for the underserved and marginalized groups in rural areas. National Free Drugs Service initiative and Free diagnostic Service has been rolled out to ensure availability of essential drugs and diagnostic facilities and reduce out of pocket expenditure of the patients visiting public health facilities.

Ayushman Arogya Mandir : A total of 1.76 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) have been established and operationalized, till January 2025, by transforming existing Sub-Health Centres (SHC) and Primary Health Centres (PHC) in rural and urban areas. The purpose of AAMs are to deliver the expanded range of comprehensive primary healthcare services that includes preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative services encompassing Reproductive and Child care services, Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases and all health issues, which are universal, free, and closer to the community.

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission: PM-ABHIM was launched as a mission to develop the capacities of primary, secondary, and tertiary health care systems; strengthen existing national institutions and create new institutions to cater to detection and cure of new and emerging diseases. PM-ABHIM is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with some Central Sector components. The total outlay of the scheme is Rs 64,180 crore.

15 th Finance Commission Grants: The 15 th Finance Commission has recommended health grants of Rs. 70,051 crores to local government for strengthening the primary health infrastructure in rural and urban areas.

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