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President Ram Nath Kovind addressing the joint session of Parliament on Friday.
Several opposition parties have decided to boycott the President’s address to protest against the way the government is handling farmers’ agitation
President Ram Nath Kovind is addressing the joint session of Parliament on Friday, which will mark the beginning of the Budget session.
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NEW DELHI: The health outcomes of the states that adopted Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) improved when compared to the states that did not adopt the scheme, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21.
States that adopted the PM-JAY experienced greater penetration of health insurance and a reduction in infant and child mortality rates, as well as realised improved access and utilisation of family planning services, and greater awareness about HIV/AIDS, it added.
Across all the states, the proportion of households with health insurance increased by 54 per cent for the states that implemented PM-JAY, a scheme that was implemented in 2018. While, this proportion fell 10 per cent in states that did not implement the scheme, the survey said.
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NEW DELHI: The healthcare sector is all set to see a rise in allocation in the forthcoming Union Budget, with the government likely to partially bear the cost of Covid-19 vaccination. Marketmen tracking the sector expect Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to offer incentives to boost the healthcare infrastructure, announce higher allocation under schemes such as Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), standardise hospitalisation costs for Covid-19 treatment, rationalise GST structure for hospitals and increase export incentives to boost export of formulations and finished dosages.
Rating agency ICRA said even if 50 per cent of the population is to be provided vaccination by the government at a negotiated price, the Covid vaccine cost will be Rs 27,000 crore, which will in itself lead to a 40 per cent jump in healthcare allocation.
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The survey observes that countries with more fragmented health systems tend to have lower performance as reflected in higher costs, lower efficiency, and poor quality Economic Survey recommends increasing public health spending to 2.5-3% of GDP
New Delhi: The Economic Survey has strongly recommended an increase in public spending on healthcare services from 1 per cent to 2.5 to 3 per cent of GDP as envisaged in the National Health Policy 2017.
It notes that this can significantly reduce the Out-of-Pocket-Expenditure (OOPE) from 65 per cent to 35 per cent of the overall healthcare spend.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2020-21 in Parliament on Friday.