Economic Survey 2022: Health sector expenditure in 2021-22 projected to be 73% higher than 2019-20
Jasleen Kaur
January 31st 2022 03:54 PM --
Updated:
January 31st 2022 04:21 PM
New Delhi, January 31: The government expenditure on the health sector is projected to increase by 73 per cent to Rs 4.72 lakh crore in 2021-22 when compared with 2019-20, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in Parliament on Monday.
"Although the pandemic has affected almost all social services, the health sector is the worst hit. Expenditure on the health sector increased from Rs 2.73 lakh crore in 2019-20 (pre-Covid-19) to Rs 4.72 lakh crore in 2021-22 (BE), an increase of nearly 73 per cent. For the education sector, the increase during same period was 20 per cent," said the annual survey report released ahead of the Union Budget.