Health care budget in Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Although the government of India has set a goal of increasing government health spending to 2-3 per cent of gross domestic product over the next five years, even with optimistic assumptions, it cannot meet the stated goal. After analyzing the recent trends in government health spending by the centre and states, this paper notes that sound fiscal targets for health spending should be based on goals for outcomes and the resources needed to achieve them, which are largely lacking. It suggests that large and sustainable increases in government health spending will require more focus on the states' own spending as well as improving the capacities of states and districts to use resources for health effective. The study is based on secondary data available from a plethora of government publication. Among the importance sources are publication of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 1, 2, 3, and 4, National Health Profile, Sample Registration System, Planning Commission, RBI Bulletin National Health Account Cell etc. Apart from official publication a wide range of literature is available on the subject and has been made use of in collecting and analyzing data.