Over a quarter of health subsidy cornered by the wealthiest 20%: PHFI

Low awareness combined with limited coverage means that the richest 20% get over a quarter of the health subsidy; only half of this goes to the poorest 20%

In 1946, the Bhore Committee report recommended that India adopt a three-tier health system to provide preventive and curative care. The main contention of the report was that India should ensure access to health care independent of socioeconomic conditions.

The Bhore report has since served as the foundation of India's health care reforms. Although the first National Health Policy was only formulated in 1983, its focus was primary health care for all by 2000. Even Ayushman Bharat, launched in 2018, tries to achieve the same objective, but it makes the private sector a player in providing universal healthcare.

However, data indicates that