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<\/p>\nThe Union Health Ministry released the National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22. These estimates are the eighth and ninth in the series of reports released annually by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.<\/p>\n
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Addressing the session, Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said that \u201cthe methodology taken for these NHA estimates has improved over the last 9 years and has resulted in a more robust and accurate account of the government\u2019s expenditure on Health\u201d. He said, \u201cthe decline in Out-of-Pocket expenditure out of Total Health Expenditure from 64.2% in 2013-14 to 39.4% in 2021-22 reflects a very positive indicator.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Dr Paul highlighted that \u201cmore than Rs 1 lakh crore savings have accrued from the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY and this has had a positive impact on the recent NHA estimates. He also stated that other schemes like the Free Dialysis scheme, launched in 2015-16 has benefited 25 lakh people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking on the occasion, Union Health Secretary Shri Apurva Chandra said that \u201ca substantial increase has been noticed in the health expenditure of the government while the out-of-pocket expenditure has come down which is a good sign.\u201d He highlighted that the total health expenditure has also made a significant increase which reflects the emphasis of the government towards health.<\/p>\n
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The NHA estimates are based on the globally accepted framework of \u2018A System of Health Accounts (SHA), 2011\u2019 which facilitates inter-country comparisons. This report provides a systematic description of the financial flows in India\u2019s health system by different sources, how the money is spent, how healthcare is provided, and the nature of healthcare services that are used.<\/p>\n
The NHA estimates for 2021-22 show that Government expenditure for healthcare continues to increase in the country, highlighting the efforts of the Government to increase public investments in the health sector. The share of Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in the overall GDP of the country has increased from 1.13% in 2014-15 to 1.84% in 2021-22. In terms of share in the General Government Expenditure (GGE), it has increased from 3.94% in 2014-15 to 6.12% in 2021-22.<\/p>\n
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Figure 1: Government Health Expenditure (GHE) as % of GDP<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Figure 2: Government Health Expenditure (GHE) as % of General Government Expenditure (GGE)<\/strong><\/p>\n In per capita terms, GHE has tripled, from Rs. 1,108 to Rs. 3,169\u00a0\u00a0 between 2014-15 to 2021-22. The Government spending on health between 2019-20 and 2020-21 increased by 16.6%, while between 2020-21 and 2021-22, it grew by an unprecedented rate of 37%, highlighting the proactive role played by the Government in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n The increase in Government spending on health has an important implication for the reduction of financial hardship endured by households. In the Total Health Expenditure (THE) of the country between 2014-15 and 2021-22, the share of GHE has increased from 29% to 48%. During the same period, the share of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in THE declined from 62.6% to 39.4%.<\/p>\n The continuous decline in the OOPE in the overall health spending vindicates the substantial efforts made by the Government in the progress towards ensuring financial protection and Universal Health Coverage for its citizens.<\/p>\n \n![](\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0047F2U.png\")
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