Table 11: Expenditure on Medical Education and Research
Year 1950-51 1955-56 1960-61 1965-66 1970-71 1975-76 1980-81 1985-86 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95
                      RE BE
A: Amount in Rupees Million
Major States
Union Govrnment 2.15 0.61 2.16 10.37 16.05 130.42 262.17 626.42 1671.60 2238.96 2314.35 $
Andhra Pradesh — 1.37 9.65 12.36 19.27 30.84 65.00 107.17 272.83 309.69 364.89 399.55
Assam 1.00 0.04 4.69 8.49 19.67 11.36 18.81 36.93 0.00 92.57 4.09 4.34
Bihar 0.43 0.71 3.11 4.92 7.03 13.11 41.16 76.64 * 284.47 320.44 396.31
Gujarat — — 2.19 5.43 13.18 18.55 44.25 85.59 249.57 298.05 317.84 326.81
Haryana — — — — 4.24 8.58 35.23 70.91 148.88 182.99 207.07 232.25
Jammu and Kashmir — — 0.59 2.13 2.97 6.93 42.87 105.84 * * * *
Karnataka — 0.01 3.12 6.07 10.54 26.97 56.67 104.61 293.12 383.94 408.53 512.71
Kerala — 0.03 2.63 7.07 11.65 24.34 49.74 104.85 256.75 254.26 382.58 429.30
Madhya Pradesh 1.32 1.04 3.92 6.68 11.67 23.84 35.65 67.43 141.02 206.57 223.11 263.48
Maharashtra 0.92 3.07 9.01 10.00 22.06 39.80 105.20 169.15 386.47 461.61 566.90 524.40
Orissa 0.22 0.58 4.82 10.97 21.40 16.58 23.74 40.09 93.94 101.71 126.45 138.87
Punjab 0.65 0.80 4.23 13.36 7.65 18.37 40.59 64.12 159.06 162.10 192.99 215.67
Rajasthan — 0.14 2.44 7.11 15.94 22.90 42.63 87.94 202.13 257.92 316.91 365.41
Tamil Nadu 2.50 2.22 5.05 7.79 21.80 40.21 71.81 125.08 316.96 411.05 608.87 641.94
Uttar Pradesh 0.59 0.78 0.87 6.31 12.72 46.22 51.65 300.25 666.78 701.42 912.03 965.64
West Bengal 1.14 1.33 1.83 2.86 12.12 37.32 63.24 119.50 285.93 317.74 372.03 405.97
Other States
Arunachal Pradesh — — — — — 0.35 0.90 1.70 5.64 10.21 9.17 13.56
Goa, Daman and Diu — — — 3.76 7.13 4.72 5.42 15.01 31.06 34.78 38.97 40.77
Mizoram — — — — — — 0.11 1.03 4.19 6.65 6.74 9.22
Pondichery — — — — — 0.36 1.15 1.31 6.98 5.81 10.61 18.28
Himachal Pradesh — — — 0.28 2.22 4.76 11.40 22.48 65.99 75.12 92.90 102.68
Manipur — — — 0.13 0.19 5.63 2.90 5.81 12.67 * * *
Meghalaya — — — — 0.01 0.30 2.25 5.74 7.36 8.58 25.32 17.38
Nagaland — — — — — 0.77 0.99 3.53 6.51 * 8.42 8.42
Sikkim — — — — — — 0.05 0.14 0.40 0.50 0.50 0.80
Tripura — — — 0.11 0.10 0.84 2.34 4.65 13.56 12.15 14.12 12.50
All India 10.91 12.73 60.31 126.19 239.60 534.05 1077.90 2353.92 5299.40 6818.85 7845.83 6046.26
B: As Percentage of Total Health Expenditure
Major States
Union Government 10.77 0.87 0.81 6.83 5.64 24.64 25.65 24.46 43.55 40.05 33.35 $
Andhra Pradesh — 6.88 12.77 9.89 7.43 7.75 7.42 5.83 7.27 7.34 7.85 7.92
Assam 15.90 0.26 15.42 14.50 26.25 8.90 8.09 5.71 0.00 6.78 0.29 0.23
Bihar 2.61 1.25 4.76 5.57 4.33 5.24 7.56 6.20 * 7.38 7.01 7.11
Gujarat — — 6.87 6.43 6.16 5.43 6.89 5.78 8.80 10.01 9.51 9.09
Haryana — — — — 5.61 6.71 14.79 11.86 15.63 16.88 16.28 16.63
Jammu and Kashmir — — 5.67 10.62 6.42 9.66 21.79 25.19 * * * *
Karnataka — 0.06 6.73 8.50 6.61 7.14 9.39 7.55 9.93 10.66 9.64 10.10
Kerala — 0.18 5.91 8.30 7.76 7.21 8.71 9.25 11.53 11.05 12.14 11.42
Madhya Pradesh 18.83 2.28 7.05 6.13 5.92 7.69 5.18 4.49 5.14 6.13 5.36 5.72
Maharashtra 2.06 4.56 9.94 6.35 5.72 6.24 8.40 6.28 7.33 7.50 8.24 7.71
Orissa 3.16 5.13 18.61 15.84 19.89 8.42 5.81 5.42 6.00 5.93 5.64 6.29
Punjab 8.30 3.75 10.05 16.08 7.78 9.39 10.49 7.61 8.78 8.19 8.76 9.33
Rajasthan — 0.50 5.42 7.66 7.51 7.73 7.49 7.18 7.23 7.77 8.53 8.02
Tamil Nadu 5.97 5.07 6.08 5.59 7.83 7.86 8.14 6.63 8.36 8.40 10.91 10.73
Uttar Pradesh 1.97 1.84 1.18 4.04 4.52 8.43 4.63 8.09 10.68 9.51 12.11 12.07
West Bengal 3.07 2.56 2.08 1.94 4.54 6.27 5.77 5.93 7.34 7.43 7.39 7.52
Other States
Arunachal Pradesh — — — — — 1.90 2.14 2.05 3.34 4.71 4.09 4.88
Goa, Daman and Diu — — — 33.48 36.55 12.72 10.12 12.63 11.24 11.29 11.32 11.62
Mizoram — — — — — — 0.29 1.15 2.51 3.48 3.13 4.64
Pondichery — — — — — 1.50 3.28 1.57 3.84 2.69 4.16 6.96
Himachal Pradesh — — — 2.12 5.57 7.36 7.37 6.93 9.33 8.48 8.57 8.05
Manipur — — — 3.07 1.74 27.98 5.41 6.06 5.85 * * *
Meghalaya — — — — 0.09 1.60 3.38 4.59 3.16 3.11 7.01 4.73
Nagaland — — — — — 2.68 1.77 2.22 3.19 * 2.30 2.71
Sikkim — — — — — — 0.39 0.37 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.55
Tripura — — — 1.49 0.73 3.63 5.30 3.80 4.93 4.51 4.34 3.39
All India 4.99 2.50 5.60 7.49 7.15 8.74 9.07 8.67 10.19 10.99 10.92 7.69
— = Not Applicable; * = Not Available.
Notes: RE = Revised Estimate; BE = Budget Estimate 1994-95 (BE) Union Government/Central Government breakup not available.
Source: Upto 1985-86 is Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts Comptroller and Auditor General of India GOI, respective years; Other years -Demand for Grants, respective states.
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXX, No.15, April 15, 1995, pp.834-844 & Vol. XXX, No. 16, April 22, 1995, pp.901-908