I finally got a chance to look more closely at the #EconomicSurvey2022 numbers and really surprised with some of the numbers - particularly with respect to health. A few examples:
As a share of the GDP, India spent the same proportion in 2019-20 as it did in 2015-16, i.e. 1.3% on Health. In fact, 2019-20 was lower than the previous year. (the commitment increase public health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025, which was made pre-pandemic & said for yrs)
The survey speaks about health prioritisation - but as a share of total expenditure which can be a proxy for prioritisation, again 2019-20 (pre pandemic) was the same as 2016-17 (5%).
In fact, even for 2020-21 Revised Estimates which have definitely seen more funds for health given the pandemic - the proportions at 5.4% of total expenditure are the same as they 2017-18.
Table to look at 👇🏽 
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