No.PR-74 September 1, 2018 New Delhi Delhi, Puducherry and Meghalaya consistently focusing on health expenditure: PHD Chamber Delhi, Puducherry and Meghalaya consistently focusing on health expenditure; The Health expenditure of these states increased from FY 2001-2008 to FY 2009-2017 significantly. The analysis conducted by Phd Bureau of PHD Chamber of commerce and Industry. The health expenditure of Delhi as percentage of aggregate expenditure increased significantly to 9.6 % (average during 2009-2017) from 7.1 % (average during 2001-2008) with the improvement of 2.5 percentage points, said the analysis. The expenditure on health in Puducherry as percentage of aggregate expenditure increased significantly to 7.8% (average during 2009-2017) from 7.0 % (average during 2001-2008) with improvement of 0.8 percentage points, the study says. The expenditure on health in Meghalaya as percentage of aggregate expenditure increased significantly to 6.2% (average during 2009-2017) from 5.6 % (average during 2001-2008) with improvement of 0.6 percentage points. However, the state of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana are not spending much on Health Expenditure and it is less than 4%. Haryana has increased its health expenditure to 3.5% (average during 2009-2017) from 2.9% (average during 2001-2008) with the improvement of 0.6 percentage points but less than 4% and Bihar has declined its health expenditure to 3.7% (average during 2009-17) from 4.4% (average during 2001-2008) with the decrease in 0.7 percentage points whereas Madhya Pradesh remains stagnant without any change in Health Expenditure.
| Health Expenditure as % of total Aggregate Expenditure Analysis | |||||
| S No. | States | Average (FY 2001-2008) (A) | Average (FY 2009-17) (B) | Difference (B-A) | |
| 1 | NCT Delhi | 7.1 | 9.6 +2.5 | ||
| 2 | Puducherry | 7.0 | 7.8 +0.8 | ||
| 3 | Meghalaya | 5.6 | 6.2 +0.6 | ||
| 4 | Goa | 4.4 | 5.7 +1.3 | ||
| 5 | Mizoram | 4.5 | 5.3 +0.8 | ||
| 6 | Kerala | 4.9 | 5.2 +0.3 | ||
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 4.7 | 5.2 +0.5 | ||
| 8 | Jammu and Kashmir | 5.2 | 5.2 +0.0 | ||
| 9 | Manipur | 3.3 | 5.1 +1.8 | ||
| 10 | Assam | 3.9 | 5.1 +1.2 | ||
| 11 | Tripura | 4.2 | 5.1 +0.9 | ||
| 12 | Rajasthan | 4.4 | 5.0 +0.6 | ||
| 13 | Uttarakhand | 4.1 | 4.9 +0.8 | ||
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh | 4.2 | 4.9 +0.7 | ||
| 15 | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.2 | 4.9 +0.7 | ||
| 16 | Sikkim | 2.7 | 4.9 +2.2 | ||
| 17 | Gujarat | 3.2 | 4.6 +1.4 | ||
| 18 | West Bengal | 4.4 | 4.6 +0.2 | ||
| 19 | Tamil Nadu | 4.0 | 4.5 +0.5 | ||
| 20 | Nagaland | 4.6 | 4.5 – 0.1 | ||
| 21 | Telangana | 0.0 | 4.4 +4.4 | ||
| 22 | Andhra Pradesh | 3.8 | 4.2 +0.4 | ||
| 23 | Chhattisgarh | 3.6 | 4.2 +0.6 | ||
| 24 | Jharkhand | 5.0 | 4.2 – 0.8 | ||
| 25 | Punjab | 3.4 | 4.1 +0.7 | ||
| 26 | Karnataka | 3.9 | 4.1 +0.2 | ||
| 27 | Odisha | 3.5 | 4.0 +0.5 | ||
| 28 | Maharashtra | 3.5 | 3.9 +0.4 | ||
| 29 | Madhya Pradesh | 3.8 | 3.8 0.0 | ||
| 30 | Bihar | 4.4 | 3.7 – 0.7 | ||
| 31 | Haryana | 2.9 | 3.5 +0.6 | ||
Source : PHD Research Bureau, compiled from Reserve Bank of India. Difference in B-A indicate consistent increase (+) or decrease (-) in health expenditure of the aggregate expenditure Ends. Koteshwar Prasad Dobhal Consultant (PR)