India, May 27 -- The Union Health Ministry has released the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India 2022-23, highlighting a steady increase in government spending on healthcare over the past decade and a significant decline in out-of-pocket expenses borne by households.
According to the report, the share of Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in India's GDP increased from 1.15 per cent in 2013-14 to 1.43 per cent in 2022-23. Based on the revised GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year, the figure stands at 1.48 per cent. Government spending on health as a share of overall government expenditure also rose from 3.78 per cent to 4.89 per cent during the same period.
In per capita terms, government health expenditure increased nea...