State health spending should be increased by over 8%: 15th Finance Commission
The 15th Finance Commission recommended that primary health care should be the number one fundamental commitment for states.
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The 15th Finance Commission of India for FY22-26, recommended in its report that health spending by states should be increased to more than 8 percent of their Budget by 2022.
Further, it also recommended that primary health care should be the number one fundamental commitment of each and every state and that primary health expenditure should be increased to two-thirds of the total health expenditure by 2022.
It has also recommended that the public health expenditure of the Union and states together should be increased in a progressive manner to reach 2.5 percent of GDP by 2025