Transforming Healthcare: A Deep Dive into Ayushman Bharat and Government Expenditure
The government's 'Ayushman Bharat Yojana' is already working to protect the health of about 50 crore people in the country. Now the government has extended the scope of this scheme to people above 70 years of age. Under this health coverage, people get the facility of free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. Apart from this, the government also spends a lot on the health of the common man, from building AIIMS to hospitals. Do you know how much the government spends on your health?
The government spends more on health than the common man
The central government spends more on the health of the common man today than his own hard-earned money. According to the government data till September 25 this year, if a total of Rs 100 is spent on the health of a person, then the person's pocket expense is only Rs 39.4. Whereas the government's expenditure is about Rs 48. In this way, the government's expenditure on the health of the common man has been met by the public's expenditure.
In the year 2013-14, the common man's health expenditure in the country was 64.2 percent, while the government's expenditure was 28.6 percent. In this, the government's expenditure has increased year after year, while the common man's pocket expenditure has decreased. By the year 2017-18, it almost came to the same level. The government's expenditure increased to 40.8 percent, while the common man's expenditure fell to 48.8 percent. In the year 2021-22, for the first time, the common man's expenditure on health remained at 39.4 percent, while the government's expenditure increased to 48 percent.
The government's expenditure per capita tripled
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the government's per capita health expenditure in the country has increased by about 3 times. In the year 2013-14, the government's per capita health expenditure was Rs 1,042. Whereas by 2021-22, it has become Rs 3,169. This is the first time in the history of the country that the government's health expenditure has increased so much, and in percentage terms, it has gone above the common man's expenditure.
