Govt on track to meet goal of spending 2.5% of GDP on public health by 2025

Under the govt of PM Narendra Modi, public-health spending by the union health ministry rose 9.4 per cent in 2015-16, 16.5 per cent in 2016-17 and 36.3 per cent in 2017-18 in nominal terms

The Centre is on course to meet the 2025 target of spending 2.5 per cent of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) on public health, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of national data.

Considering India’s economic growth to be at a compound annual rate of 8 per cent in real terms from 2015-16 to 2024-25, the country’s public-health spending needs to rise 19 per cent annually, on average, for the next six years, our analysis showed.

Under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, public-health spending by the union health ministry rose 9.4 per