New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- A healthy India is the first priority for all and for Union Budget 2020-21, the healthcare sector says the allocation to this essential segment should go up and the government should provide low-cost funding and creation of healthcare infrastructure technology upgradation fund among others.
India has one of the lowest spending on healthcare globally. While it was stated that the country is set to increase the healthcare spending to 2.5 per cent of the GDP by 2025, it continues to stand at 1 per cent.
''The Government has promised 2.5 per cent in the National Health Policy, and that is what we will hope for,'' says Apollo Hospitals Group Managing Director Suneeta Reddy.
She said they would want the government to prov...