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Budget 2024 for Health Sector
What are the top expectations for the Health Sector in the upcoming Interim Budget 2024-2025? Click on to financialexpress.com and get a comprehensive idea on our dedicated page Who Gets What. Navigate through a handy ready reckoner, meticulously crafted to provide a glance at previous Budgets declarations for the sector.
Budget 2024 Announcements for Health Sector
Health Sector
- The government will encourage the vaccination against cervical cancer of girls in the age group of 9-14 years for the prevention of the disease.
- The health cover under the Ayushman Bharat scheme will be extended to all ASHA and Anganwadi workers and helpers.
- The government plans to set up more medical colleges by utilising the existing hospital infrastructure under various departments. A committee for this purpose will be set up to examine the issues and make relevant recommendations.
- All maternal and child healthcare schemes will be brought under one comprehensive programme for synergy in implementation.
- Upgradation of Anganwadi centres under ‘Saksham Anganwadi’ and Poshan 2.0 will be expedited to improve nutrition delivery, early childhood care, and development.
- The newly designed ‘U-Win’ platform for managing immunisation and intensification of Mission Indradhanush will be rolled expeditiously throughout the country.
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Budget Announcements for Health Sector in FY2024
Health Sector
- Open-Source Digital Public Infra for insurance
- One hundred labs for developing applications using 5G services to be set up
- Mission to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047
- New programme to promote research and innovation in pharmaceuticals will be taken up.
- Multidisciplinary courses for medical devices will be supported in existing institutions to ensure availability of manpower for medical technologies.
Budget Announcements for Health Sector in FY2023
Health Sector
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was announced to create a National Digital Health Ecosystem, featuring digital registries of health providers and facilities, a unique health identity system, consent framework, and universal health facility access.
- A National Tele Mental Health Programme was notified, offering quality mental health counseling and care services to improve accessibility.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare allocated Rs 86,201 crore.
Budget Announcements for Health Sector in FY2022
Health Sector
- Proclaimed PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana which will focus on enhancing health system capacities, strengthening national institutions, and establishing facilities for detecting and treating emerging diseases.
- Mission Poshan 2.0, a merger of Supplementary Nutrition Programme and Poshan Abhiyan, notified to bolster nutrition outcomes.
- Announced the introduction of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill
Budget Announcements for Health Sector in FY2021
Health Sector
- Disclosed mission Indradhanush which covers 12 diseases with new vaccines.
- Proposed hospitals in PPP mode for underserved areas, using medical device taxes for funding.
- AI in Ayushman Bharat for targeted disease prevention
- Rs 69,000 crores allocated for healthcare, including PMJAY.
Budget Announcements for Health Sector in FY2020
Health Sector
- Announced another AIIMS in Haryana, 22nd in the country
- Ayushman Bharat, the world's largest healthcare program was declared.
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras scheme was proclaimed to offer medicines at affordable prices.
- Significant reductions in prices of essential medicines, cardiac stents, and knee implants were publicised.
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