Health and Budget
Published on: February 3, 2025
- Budget Allocation for Health Ministry: ₹99,858.56 crore allocated for Union Health Ministry for 2025-2026, up from ₹89,974.12 crore in 2024-2025.
- Cancer Drug Pricing: Efforts to make cancer drugs more affordable.
- Focus on Women and Child Healthcare: Special attention will be given to improving healthcare for women and children.
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Expansion: The health assurance scheme will now include gig workers.
- Increase in Medical College Seats: 10,000 additional medical college seats will be added next year.
- Simplified Visa Procedures: The government will ease visa procedures to promote the medical tourism sector.
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