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Dr KK Aggarwal 03 February 2019
The total budget for health has been increased this year and is the highest in the last two financial years. With Rs 61,398 crore allocated for 2019-20, this is a 16% increase over the Rs 52,800 crore in the current financial year (2018-19).
As expected, the Ayushman Bharat scheme gets a major share of this.
Rs. 6,400 crore has been set aside for the Ayushman Bharat scheme for 2019-20. Of this, Rs. 250 crores are for setting up Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres under the National Urban Health Mission and Rs. 1350 crore are for the Health and Wellness Centres under the National Rural Health Mission.
The allocation for National Health Mission for 2019-20 increased to Rs 31,745 crore.
Some national health programs have benefited.
Some national health programs had their budget cut back this year.
India continues to have the highest burden of both TB and MDR TB patients and accounts for about a quarter of the global TB burden.
A suitable budget should be allocated to eradicate TB from the country. The treatment to all should be made free of cost and be available only through the government.
(Source: NDTV, Economic Times, India Today)
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President Elect Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of India
Past National President IMA
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