NEW DELHI: Healthy citizens are essential to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat, Union minister of state for health and family welfare Anupriya Patel said Wednesday while presenting govt’s health roadmap for a developed India by 2047.Delivering the guest of honour address at the Times Network India Health Summit & Awards 2026, Patel said the health sector budget has almost quadrupled from around Rs 37,000 crore in 2013-2014 while out-of-pocket expenditure had fallen from over 64% of total healthcare spending to around 43%. She added that Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana had played a significant role in this.
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She said national telemedicine network ‘e-Sanjeevani’ enables citizens to get remote consultation from specialist doctors, easing pressure on hospitals and benefiting the elderly and women.Delhi health minister Pankaj Singh said the state govt’s goal is to provide better healthcare facilities closer to home. He said four new hospitals would open in Delhi next year.Union minister Prataprao Jadhav said, “The debate between traditional and modern medicine shouldn’t be limited to choosing one method over another. The primary objective of healthcare should be to provide patients with the right care tailored to their needs.”
