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Budget 2018: Govt must enable shift from curative to preventive health care

The diagnostics segment expects incentives from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2018-19

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Arindam Haldar
While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the NDA government’s last full Budget before going for the 2019 general elections, the Health care industry in the country has high expectations from Union Budget 2018-19. Though Health care is exempted from goods and services tax (GST), there are other sectoral issues that need to be addressed.

From a Diagnostics standpoint, one has firmly supported the need for a standardised, regulated Diagnostics sector and appreciated the Government’s efforts in this direction. Estimates indicate about 1 per cent of all Diagnostic laboratories are accredited.

Consequently, the Narendra Modi