Table 8: Revenue Expenditure on Health: Union Government and States
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 Government 19.97 70.33 267.80 151.87 284.35 529.27 1022.18 2561.51 3838.14 5590.30 6938.80 7390.10
 Andhra Pradesh — 39.83 75.57 124.99 259.39 398.02 876.22 1837.60 3752.55 4221.63 4648.96 5043.53
 Assam 6.29 15.29 30.42 58.57 74.93 127.58 232.60 647.08 1123.45 1364.43 1432.41 1883.92
 Bihar 16.47 56.61 65.27 88.30 162.53 250.08 544.11 1235.89 2713.31 3856.38 4570.34 5574.54
 Gujarat — — 31.88 84.41 213.87 341.69 641.99 1480.69 2837.20 2976.32 3343.67 3593.73
 Haryana — — — — 75.58 127.82 238.17 597.82 952.41 1084.23 1271.64 1396.29
 Jammu and Kashmir — — 10.40 20.05 46.29 71.77 196.74 420.23 969.72 1223.60 1363.10 1323.40
 Karnataka 0.46 16.21 46.36 71.40 159.53 377.85 603.49 1385.49 2953.10 3602.05 4237.73 5077.72
 Kerala — 16.67 44.49 85.18 150.11 337.75 570.92 1133.97 2226.61 2301.31 3151.60 3759.77
 Madhya Pradesh 7.01 49.56 55.62 108.94 197.04 309.91 687.85 1500.99 2745.41 3371.80 4165.00 4609.97
 Maharashtra 44.59 67.30 90.68 157.41 385.33 637.36 1252.05 2694.69 5273.76 6158.17 6877.81 6803.92
Orissa 6.97 11.31 25.90 69.26 107.59 196.97 408.74 739.01 1565.99 1715.06 2242.48 2208.12
 Punjab 7.83 21.36 42.11 83.07 98.31 195.65 387.11 842.18 1811.89 1979.53 2201.98 2312.75
 Rajasthan — 28.16 44.98 92.80 212.21 296.14 569.01 1225.32 2795.12 3319.08 3715.71 4556.96
 Tamil Nadu 41.89 43.79 83.12 139.48 278.50 511.54 882.32 1885.52 3790.05 4894.22 5582.60 5982.37
 Uttar Pradesh 30.02 42.32 74.01 156.18 281.12 548.21 1116.18 3712.27 6242.31 7378.80 7529.23 8003.05
 West Bengal 37.17 52.03 88.18 147.52 266.91 595.02 1096.08 2015.23 3894.12 4278.69 5033.53 5397.64
Other States
 Arunachal Pradesh — — — — — 18.41 42.07 82.91 169.07 216.66 224.02 278.07
 Goa, Daman and Diu — — — 11.23 19.51 37.12 53.58 118.87 276.38 308.00 344.41 350.86
 Mizoram — — — — — 18.65 37.90 89.30 167.15 190.89 215.59 198.63
Pondicherry — — — 5.40 10.95 24.01 35.02 83.61 181.87 215.65 254.92 262.53
 Himachal Pradesh — 3.46 — 13.21 39.88 64.67 154.63 324.40 707.22 885.55 1084.00 1274.81
 Manipur — — — 4.23 10.89 20.12 53.63 95.90 216.53 239.17 220.45 191.40
 Meghalaya — — — — 10.65 18.71 66.56 124.93 232.56 275.90 361.06 367.38
 Nagaland — — — 5.73 17.82 28.73 55.92 158.73 203.80 * 366.58 310.82
 Sikkim — — — — — 4.56 12.79 37.47 95.72 122.31 122.02 145.80
 Tripura — — — 7.38 13.79 23.15 44.19 122.30 275.13 269.33 325.54 368.26
 All India 218.55 509.83 1076.82 1685.90 3351.18 6111.66 11888.12 27153.91 52010.57 62039.06 71825.18 78666.34
B: As Percentage of Total Government Revenue Expenditure
Major States
 Union Government 0.47 1.30 2.53 0.49 0.58 0.51 0.48 0.52 0.45 0.42 0.45 0.42
 Andhra Pradesh — 13.74 8.89 7.83 8.74 7.88 7.55 6.61 5.82 5.87 5.75 5.63
 Assam 6.74 6.25 7.51 7.26 6.20 7.11 6.51 6.75 5.23 5.57 5.14 6.00
 Bihar 6.32 10.40 9.02 7.05 6.53 6.33 5.72 5.68 5.66 5.87 6.24 6.89
 Gujarat — — 6.22 7.44 9.75 8.96 7.11 7.51 5.42 4.79 5.09 5.21
 Haryana — — — — 8.09 6.84 5.94 7.00 4.19 4.56 3.60 2.90
 Jammu and Kashmir — — 8.58 6.18 6.68 5.03 7.35 7.61 6.37 6.87 7.71 6.20
 Karnataka 0.35 6.06 5.83 5.69 6.32 8.82 6.74 6.60 5.96 6.44 6.56 6.39
 Kerala — 8.48 9.67 10.41 9.16 9.51 8.55 7.85 6.92 6.29 7.13 7.44
 Madhya Pradesh 2.48 15.30 8.42 8.67 9.66 7.24 6.77 6.69 5.78 5.48 5.65 5.55
 Maharashtra 6.22 7.13 7.60 6.45 8.38 6.95 6.53 5.97 5.25 5.33 5.34 4.67
 Orissa 5.80 4.88 7.29 7.59 7.69 7.13 7.47 7.38 5.94 5.63 6.00 5.00
 Punjab 3.80 5.57 7.12 6.65 7.22 7.03 7.04 7.24 4.32 5.78 5.32 5.33
 Rajasthan — 11.17 9.89 9.24 9.64 8.52 8.28 8.11 6.85 6.64 6.34 6.97
 Tamil Nadu 7.05 8.03 9.12 7.72 8.66 9.17 7.66 7.70 6.72 5.73 6.64 6.59
 Uttar Pradesh 5.79 5.02 5.13 6.01 6.79 6.77 6.50 9.75 6.00 5.81 5.48 5.38
 West Bengal 9.89 8.52 9.48 8.80 8.80 10.94 9.83 8.92 7.31 7.55 7.15 6.58
Other States
 Arunachal Pradesh — — — — — 9.25 6.86 5.85 6.28 6.37 5.64 6.39
 Goa, Daman and Diu — — — 15.23 15.01 12.67 10.29 8.22 8.33 8.10 7.87 7.52
 Mizoram — — — — — 5.82 7.03 6.80 5.21 5.10 4.97 4.99
 Pondicherry — — — 15.12 13.96 14.56 10.60 9.11 8.91 7.93 8.07 8.03
 Himachal Pradesh — 10.85 — 7.33 6.39 7.46 8.24 7.89 7.24 7.73 8.08 8.19
 Manipur — — — 5.61 7.17 7.39 7.68 6.15 5.74 6.01 5.24 4.54
 Meghalaya — — — — 11.04 6.83 11.12 9.20 6.73 7.19 7.51 7.33
 Nagaland — — — 5.85 7.24 6.74 6.11 6.96 4.17 * 5.39 4.78
 Sikkim — — — — — 4.98 4.17 4.83 6.01 6.81 6.10 6.78
 Tripura — — — 7.71 7.91 7.01 5.07 6.53 5.54 4.90 5.16 5.10
 All India 2.69 4.36 5.13 3.28 3.84 3.49 3.29 3.29 3.11 2.71 2.71 2.63
C: Expenditure on Health Per Capita in Rupees
Major States
 Andhra Pradesh   0.60 2.10 3.15 5.96 8.20 16.36 30.66 55.09 60.51 65.06 68.91
 Assam 0.76 1.58 2.74 4.55 5.12 7.39 11.69 30.67 49.51 59.37 61.56 79.93
 Bihar 0.42 1.33 1.41 1.72 2.88 3.96 7.78 15.82 30.69 42.62 49.35 58.81
 Gujarat — — 1.55 3.57 8.01 11.24 18.83 39.35 67.25 69.09 76.01 80.00
 Haryana — — — — 7.53 11.13 18.43 40.89 56.39 62.49 71.32 76.22
 Jammu and Kashmir — — 2.92 4.90 10.02 13.54 32.84 61.35 122.13 149.77 162.08 152.99
 Karnataka 0.02 0.75 1.97 2.70 5.44 11.37 16.28 33.81 64.30 76.80 88.49 103.84
 Kerala — 1.09 2.63 4.45 7.03 14.43 22.43 41.64 75.43 76.86 103.77 122.07
 Madhya Pradesh 0.27 1.56 1.72 2.94 4.73 6.61 13.18 25.37 40.40 48.33 58.14 62.67
 Maharashtra — — 2.29 3.50 7.64 11.26 19.94 38.09 65.13 74.15 80.74 77.87
 Orissa 0.48 0.70 1.48 3.51 4.90 8.15 15.50 25.54 48.48 52.05 66.72 64.40
 Punjab 0.85 2.10 3.78 6.73 7.26 12.90 23.06 45.55 87.53 93.68 102.09 105.03
 Rajasthan — 1.56 2.23 4.04 8.23 9.87 16.61 31.36 61.76 71.30 77.62 92.56
 Tamil Nadu — — 2.47 3.73 6.76 11.42 18.23 36.25 66.82 84.98 95.46 100.75
 Uttar Pradesh 0.47 0.62 1.00 1.93 3.18 5.50 10.07 29.74 43.76 50.44 50.18 52.02
 West Bengal 1.41 1.70 2.52 3.72 6.02 12.03 20.08 32.89 55.82 59.85 68.71 71.90
Other States
 Arunachal Pradesh — — — — — 33.47 66.78 110.55 189.97 235.50 235.81 283.74
 Goa, Daman and Diu — — — 15.18 22.69 38.27 49.16 100.74 232.25 254.55 280.01 280.69
 Mizoram — — — — — 45.49 77.35 151.36 232.15 254.52 276.40 245.22
 Pondicherry — — — 12.86 23.30 44.46 58.37 119.44 219.12 250.76 286.43 285.36
 Himachal Pradesh — 1.33 — 4.21 11.53 16.71 36.13 69.02 133.94 164.29 197.09 227.24
 Manipur — — — 4.55 10.18 16.10 37.77 59.20 114.57 122.65 109.68 92.46
 Meghalaya — — — — 10.54 15.99 49.67 80.60 127.08 145.98 185.16 182.78
 Nagaland — — — 13.02 34.27 44.20 72.62 158.73 159.22 * 256.35 205.84
 Sikkim — — — — — 17.54 39.97 104.08 227.90 284.44 277.32 324.00
 Tripura — — — 5.47 8.84 12.86 21.56 27.80 96.54 91.30 106.73 116.91
 All India 0.61 1.27 2.45 3.41 6.11 9.91 17.35 35.52 60.13 70.15 79.44 85.10
Notes:— = Not applicable; * = Not available.
RE = Revised Estimate; BE = Budget Estimate.
Source:Up to 1985-86 is combined finance and revenue accounts comptroller and auditor general of India GOI, respective years, Other years – demand for grants, resp 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