₹4,470 per capita). Current health expenditure is Rs.5,40,246 crore (90.6% of total health expenditure) and capital expenditure is Rs.56,194 crore (9.4 per cent of the total).
Of the Government Health Expenditure (GHE), the Union government’s share is 34.3% and the state governments’ share is 65.7%," the Survey said.
Primary healthcare expenditure has also increased, rising from 51.1% in FY14 to 55.2% in FY19. This not only ensures quality services at grassroot level but also reduces the chances of ailments requiring secondary or tertiary healthcare services.
Between FY14 and FY19, the share of primary and secondary care in the government’s health expenditure increased from 74.4% to 85.7%.