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Mar 02, 2021, 13:08 IST
NEW DELHI: In a relief the state of Andhra Pradesh, the Centre released the 18th installment of GST compensation to the States. As per an official release by the Union Finance Ministry on Monday, around 94 per cent of the total estimated GST compensation shortfall has been released to the States and Union Territories.
Out of this, an amount of Rs 95,138.08 Crore has been released to the states and an amount of Rs 8,861.92 Crore has been released to three UTs with Legislative Assemblies, the finance ministry said on Monday. With this, the total amount released to the states so far has reached Rs 1.04 Lakh crore.
According to the National Health Accounts, 2017, 66 per cent of spending on healthcare is done by the states. Unsplash
The Union Finance Ministry on Friday pressed on the need for higher public spending on healthcare, its accessibility and affordability.
As health is a state subject in India, spending on healthcare by the states matters the most when examining government healthcare spendings, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21, which was presented in the Parliament on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. According to the National Health Accounts, 2017, 66 per cent of spending on healthcare is done by the states.
In terms of healthcare budget, India ranks 179 out of 189 countries in prioritisation accorded to health in its government budgets. This is similar to donor-dependent countries such as Haiti and Sudan.