The Out-of-Pocket expenditure in total health expenditure has declined from 64.2 per cent in 2013-14 to 39.4 per cent in 2021-22. The Union Health Ministry today released the National Health Account estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22. The report highlighted that the government health expenditure’s share in the country’s total GDP has also increased from 1.13 per cent to 1.84 per cent.
Speaking on the occasion, Member (Health), NITI Aayog Dr V K Paul said that the decline in Out-of-Pocket expenditure reflects a very positive indicator. He said, more than one lakh crore rupees savings have accrued from the Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. He also stated that other schemes like the Free Dialysis scheme, launched in 2015-16 has benefited 25 lakh people.

On the occasion, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said that a 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. He highlighted that the total health expenditure has also made a significant increase which reflects the emphasis of the government towards health