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It is an estimate of future revenues and

expenditure over a specific period.
Budgets are usually prepared on annual
basis for governments ± both Centre
and State and annual and monthly
basis for business enterprises.
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4 n Nov 26,1947
RK Shanmukham
Shetty presented
the first budget of
Independent India.
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ÖDorarji Desai holds the record for presenting
the maximum number of budgets
ÖHe holds the unique distinction of presenting
the budget twice on his
birthday (1964 & 1968)-both leap years
ÖInitially, budget papers were printed in
Rashtrapati Bhawan.But in 1950,the budget
papers were leaked
ÖNow it is printed in the basement of a North
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Vo make tax collectors
are like honeybees
collecting nectar from the
flowers without disturbing
them, but spreading their
pollen so that all flowers
can thrive and
bear fruit.
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4 New Delhi, Feb 28,India¶s health budget was
presented
4 Health allocation hiked by 20%.
4
ast year, this was Rs. 23,530 crore. But this
year Rs. 26,760crore has been announced for
the sector which special focus on:
-Research
-Insurance cover for marginal workers
-Dedical Education
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4 Vo fill Human Resource Gap, highest allocation of
Rs. 2,738 crore has been given to medical
education, training and research.
4 ccording to Planning Commission, India faces a
shortage of about:
-6
akh Doctors
-1 Dillion Nurses
-2
akh Dental Surgeons and
-
arge No. of Paramedical Staff

 
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4 lso called Government¶s Flagship Programme.
4 NRHD has been launched in 2005 has risen
slightly-from Rs. 13,463 crore last year to Rs.
16,056 crore in this budget
4 Vhis Programme was launched with the aim of
improving healthcare of the people living in
remote areas.
4 Vheir main focus is on 18 states.
  






4 Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojana provides
health cover to marginal workers.
4 But now this Yojana has been extended to
Dahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (DGNREGS) and it
extends to:
-cover unorganized sector
-workers working in hazardous mining
-beedi workers and
-associated industries
  





4 Routine immunization Programme gets a small
boost from Rs. 417 crore to Rs. 511 crore.
4 Pulse polio immunization Programme has been
reduced by half from Rs.1017 crore to Rs. 663
crore.
  
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4 Seen a dip in the budget allocation.
4
ast year, it got maximum focus with Rs. 2536
crore to tackle vector control diseases, mental
health,VB and blindness
4 But this year it comes down to Rs. 1906 Crore.
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4 Dedical Bills go up by 5-10% in drugs and
medical equipments.
4 Homeopathy Dedications cost too would go up.
4 Dedical Insurance premium also increases for a
common man.
4 Hospitals with more than 25 beds or having air
conditioning services, will now be charging more.
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4 Custom Duty on Homeopathic medicines reduced
from 25% to !0%.
4 Excise Duty on sanitary and baby napkins
reduced from 10% to 1%.
4 Custom Duty on four specified life saving drugs
and their bulk drugs is reduced from 10% to 5%.
4 Vhere is also 1% excise duty on vaccines and
fluids including those used in yurvedic and
Homeopathic
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4 Govt. impose 5% service tax on all the medical
care and diagnostic tests conducted at Private
Hospitals.
4 But Small Hospitals with less than 25 beds are
exempted from this service tax.
4 lso, if you can pay for a Hospital with ir
Conditining,you can afford to pay additional 5%
tax to India's Govt.
 
     

4 Votal Disappointment from the Dedical Fraternity

4 Indian Govt¶s spending on Health Care is just
0.9% of the GDP, is on of the lowest rates in the
world. European Countries spend about 9%-11%
of their GDP on Public Health.
4 Govt. shamefully neglected its obligations to
provide quality services to rural and urban area
which has driven poor people to resort to Private
Care.
 
     

4 Govt¶s spending on health care I India is less

than what sian Countries spend on health care
like Chine and Indonesia.
4  service Vax makes the bills more dearer and
impacts the Patients even more adversely.
-Pervez hmed,CE Dax Healthcare
 
     
4 Finance minister also overlooked the demand for
extending tax holidays to hospitals coming in
Detros.
4 lso, nearly 80% of the Country¶s total health
care spending is borne by Private Households
which are at or above the Poverty
ine.