₹4.72 lakh crore in 2021-22, as compared to ₹2.73 lakh crore in 2019-20, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 that was tabled in the parliament on Monday. "Although, the pandemic has affected almost all social services, yet the health sector was the worst hit.
Expenditure on the health sector increased from ₹2.73 lakh crore in 2019-20(pre-Covid-19) to ₹4.72 lakh crore in 2021-22 (BE), an increase of nearly 73," said the annual survey report.
The survey noted that India has made significant progress in improving its health outcomes over the last two decades by eliminating polio, guinea worm disease, yaws and maternal and neonatal tetanus.
Further, the report, presented in the parliament by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also stated that the government's spending on social services increased significantly during the pandemic.