Union Health Minister J P Nadda has said that out-of-pocket health expenditure has declined from 64 per cent to around 39 per cent in the last ten years. Addressing the 12th edition of the International Health Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi, Mr Nadda said, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, along with the services provided under the National Health Mission and other schemes has led to the decline of out-of-pocket health expenditure. He said the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was launched in 2018 to achieve universal health coverage. Mr Nadda said, around 40 per cent of the country’s population is covered under the scheme. The Minister said, recently, all senior citizens of 70 years and above, irrespective of socio-economic status, have been included in the scheme.