NEW DELHI — Government spending on healthcare in India more than tripled to ₹4.14 lakh crore in 2023–24, up from ₹1.30 lakh crore in 2013–14, according to the latest National Health Accounts estimates released by the Union Health Ministry.
The share of healthcare costs paid directly by households fell from 64.2 per cent to 42.7 per cent during the same period. This represents a reduction of 21.5 percentage points. The figure also declined from 43.4 per cent in 2022–23.
Government health spending per person increased from ₹1,042 in 2013–14 to ₹2,959 in 2023–24. Public investment in primary healthcare reached ₹1.53 lakh crore, while the share of social security expenditure in total health spending rose from 6 per cent to 11 per cent.
The ministry said programmes such as Ayushman Bharat, free medicines and diagnostic services, and Jan Aushadhi were supporting wider access to healthcare. However, direct household payments still accounted for 42.7 per cent of total health expenditure in 2023–24.
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