Government Proposes ₹ 2.24 Lakh Crore Outlay For Healthcare In 2021-22: Finance Minister | Read
The government on Monday proposed ₹ 2,23,846 crore Budget outlay for health and well-being for 2021-22, compared to ₹ 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed ₹ 35,000 crore outlay for COVID-19 vaccines for the next fiscal and announced the rollout of pneumococcal vaccines across the country to help save over 50,000 deaths annually.
