Healthcare in India – A Comprehensive Analysis

In the next decade, India is bound to become the most populous nation in the world, surpassing China. However, compared globally, India remains one of the lowest spenders on public health, despite the government's commitment to expanding the funding. This makes healthcare service unaffordable and inaccessible to many. Therefore government intervention in this regard is a need of the hour.

What does the Indian Constitution say about health?

• Healthcare comes under the State List
• Most of the provisions related to healthcare come under the Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV). These include Article 38,339(e), 41, 42, 47 and 48A.
• The state governments have delegated some of their functions related to health to the Panchayats and Municipaliti