Higher health allocation, focus on rural health
New Delhi, Feb 26: The Union Budget 2010, which allocated a higher Rs 22,300 crore to the area of health, also focused specifically on the rural heath.
"I
propose
to
increase
the
plan
allocation
for
the
Ministry
of
Health
and
Family
Welfare
from
Rs
19,534
crore
to
Rs
22,300
crore
for
2010-11,"
said
Finance
Minister
Pranab
Mukherjee
on
Friday,
Feb
26
while
presenting
the
budget.
An annual health survey, which would be carried out to prepare the district health profile of the rural populace was also announced.
News
Stories
on
Union
Budget
2010
"The
findings
of
the
survey
should
be
of
immense
benefit
to
major
public
health
initiatives,
particularly
the
National
Rural
Health
Mission
(NRHM),
which
has
successfully
addressed
the
gaps
in
the
delivery
of
critical
health
services
in
rural
areas,"
Mukherjee
said.
NRHM was launched by UPA government in 2005 with an aim to improve availability and access to quality healthcare for people living in remote areas.
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