Health Sector Outlay

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  Budget 2020: Rs 69,000 Crore Allocated For Health Sector

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced an outlay of about Rs 69,000 crore for the health sector in the 2020-2021 fiscal, with Rs 6,400 crore earmarked for the Centre's flagship health insurance scheme Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).

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  Health Sector To Get Rs 62,398 Crore, Rs 6,400 Crore For Ayushman Bharat

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday announced Rs 62,659.12 crore outlay for the health sector in the 2019-2020 fiscal, the highest in the last two financial years.

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  Social Sector Seeks Higher Health Outlay

  The sector asked for a higher tax rate on tobacco and alcohol.

• Budget 2014: Government to Hike Plan Outlay by 11,000 Crore Says Report

  The plan expenditure, or GBS (gross budgetary support), is the government spending on social sector schemes such as Bharat Nirman, rural employment guarantee and National Rural Health Mission.

• PM orders more funds for health sector

  The healthcare sector received a major boost today with the Prime Minister ordering massive increase in the outlay. The spending on the health sector has now been increased from 1.4% to 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the 12th five-year plan.

• PM orders increase in health spending to 2.5% of GDP

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for the outlay on health sector to be increased to 2.5% of GDP