Lok Sabha Question No. 1427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Per Capita Expenditure on Health
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1427 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH MARCH, 2016

## PER CAPITA EXPENDITU RE ON HEALTH

## 1427. SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) the details of the average per capita expenditure incurred by the Government on health
- (b) whether it is very low as compared to the developed countries of the world and if he details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  health  services  in  India  is  becoming  expensive  day  by  day,  if  so,  the thereof  and  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  affordable  healt services to the people, especially the poor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)  &  (b):As  per  World  Health  Statistics  2015  brought  out  by  World  Health  Organizatio (WHO), the per capita Government expenditure on health (at average exchange rate) in I was US$ 18 in 2012 as compared to the select developed countries viz Germany US$ 3618 France US$ 3592, Japan US$ 3932, United Kingdom US$ 3019 and United States of America US$ 4153.

(c): As per  the  publication titled 'Key Indicators of  Social Consumption in India Health -NSS 71 st Round (January - June 2014) brought out  by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the average  medical expenditure  per  hospitalization  case  for  all  quintile  class  of  Usual  Monthly  Per - capita Consumer  Expenditure  (UMPCE)  stood  at  Rs.  14,935  and  Rs.  24,436  for  rural  and  urban households  respectively,  while  the  average  total    medical  expenditure  for  non - hospitalized treatment per ailing person of all quintile class of UMPCE  stood at Rs.509 and Rs. 6 39 for rural  and  urban  sector  respectively.  The  Government  is  committed  to  providing  afforda health care especially to the marginalized and vulnerable sections of the society.

In  order  to  provide  affordable  health  care  services  to the  people,  especially  the poor, the Government has taken several steps which inter - alia include:

- Initiatives under the National Health Mission (NHM) for providing free of cost health in the public health facilities through a nationwide network of Co mmunity Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub Centres (SCs) in both rural and urban areas. Various programs such as National AYUSH Mission, Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, National Deworming day , Weekly Iron Folic Acid supplementation program, Menstrual Hygiene Program, Mission Indradhanush, Kayakalp  Abhiyan,    Free  Drugs  and  Diagnostic  Initiative,  Janani  Shishu  Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), free  medicines  under  the  various  national  health  programme s like Anti - Malaria and Anti - TB Programmes seeks to strengthen various health components.
- Making available tertiary health   care services in the public sector through strengthenin of hospitals, establishment of AIIMS institutions in the States and up -gr adation of existing Government medical colleges across the country.
- Making  available  quality  generic  medicines  at  affordable  prices  to  all,  under  'Jan Aushadhi Scheme', in collaboration with the State Governments.
- Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana (RSBY)  which  provides  for  smart  card  based  cashless health insurance including maternity benefit on family floater basis.

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