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    This paper evaluates the impact of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) on healthcare externalities in rural India, highlighting the low public healthcare expenditure of 0.7% to 0.9% of GDP from 2000-01 to 2018-19. It finds a negative correlation between NRHM spending and infant mortality rates, indicating that increased funding leads to better health outcomes, though disparities in expenditure across states persist. The study emphasizes the need for equitable resource allocation to enhance universal health coverage and reduce health inequalities.

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    This paper evaluates the impact of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) on healthcare externalities in rural India, highlighting the low public healthcare expenditure of 0.7% to 0.9% of GDP from 2000-01 to 2018-19. It finds a negative correlation between NRHM spending and infant mortality rates, indicating that increased funding leads to better health outcomes, though disparities in expenditure across states persist. The study emphasizes the need for equitable resource allocation to enhance universal health coverage and reduce health inequalities.

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    Confluence of Welfare Economics and Policy Implementation: Evaluating the

    NRHM’s Role in Mitigating Healthcare Externalities in Rural India


    Hitesh1 and Bhumi Bansal2

    Abstract

    This paper reviews the role of public expenditure in achieving universal health coverage in India,
    with specific focus on the National Rural Health Mission. Even though the Indian Constitution has
    declared the provision of basic healthcare as the guiding principle of state policy, government
    spending on healthcare has consistently remained low and has been estimated to be in the range of
    0.7% to 0.9% of GDP between 2000-01 and 2018-19. The NRHM, launched in 2005, was aimed
    at increasing healthcare spending to 2-3% of GDP and improving health outcomes. This study
    examines the effect of NRHM expenditure on health indicators, such as infant mortality rates,
    maternal mortality rates, and total fertility rates. Using a mixed-methods approach by combining
    the quantitative analysis of secondary data with qualitative insights derived from primary research,
    it establishes a negative correlation of NRHM spending with infant mortality rates such that
    increased outlay on NRHM has ensured lesser infant mortalities and more improvement in the
    selected states of India. The study also indicates that there are wide variations in public health
    expenditure across Indian states, which calls for more equitable resource allocation to mitigate
    health problems. This paper contributes to the understanding of the role of public expenditure in
    achieving universal health coverage in India and informs policy recommendations for improving
    health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

    Keywords: Public Expenditure, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), National Rural Health
    Mission (NRHM), Health Inequalities, Healthcare Financing

    1
    Student, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, India, Email: Chaudharyhitesh2023@gmail.com

    2
    Student, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, India, Email: bhumibansal5566@gmail.com

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