एक राष्ट्र, एक चिकित्सा व्यवस्था के साथ भारत में स्वास्थ्य खर्च बढ़ाने की मांग

India needs to move towards One Nation, One Medical Treatment, where access to best medical care is available to all, regardless of income or influence. That is exactly why I questioned the low health allocation in this Budget and demanded a relook in Parliament. In this Budget, health gets around 2% of total government expenditure, roughly ₹1 lakh crore. But the real gap is bigger. Under the National Health Policy 2017, India committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on public health. In 2026, we are still at around 0.5% of GDP. We are nowhere near our own target. Other countries understand the value of health spending. Jaan hai to Jahan hai. The US spends around 18% of GDP on healthcare, the UK around 12%, Germany around 13%, and countries like Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Spain spend around 10%. The consequences are visible. Government hospitals are understaffed and under-equipped. Overworked doctors, too few beds, shortages of machines and medicines, and waiting dates that delay treatment. When families cannot wait, they are pushed to excruciatingly expensive private hospitals. One health emergency then becomes a debt emergency.