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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 14 2022 | None
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH SECTOR IN INDIA
LAKSHMI K
Pages: 388-394
Abstract
Government expenditure in India increasing continuously since independence. According to Musgrave, government performs various functions such as allocation function, distribution function, and stability function. Government can redistribute the income through the budget to reduce the inequalities in the country. There was much debate among researchers on the relationship between public expenditure on health and its effectiveness. Moreover, the United Nations, in its sustainable development goals, has given the highest priority to ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being of all people. The purpose of this article is to examine trends and pattern of healthcare spending and its impact in India. The research uses the times series data from 2001 to 2020 on health expenditure. The study mainly depends on secondary sources of data and the required data collected from the National Health Accounts, Economic Survey of India, RBI Database, etc. we used descriptive statistical tools analysis to examine the health expenditure and its impact.
Keywords
Health care,descriptive statistical tools, Government expenditure.
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