Fiscal Transfers from the Union to States and Healthcare in India (CSEP Working Paper 76). [...] The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence- based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] It draws on the expertise of its researchers, extensive interactions with policymakers as well as convening power to enhance the impact of research. [...] CSEP is based in New Delhi and registered as a company limited by shares and not for profit, under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 1956. [...] Designed by Umesh Kumar Fiscal Transfers from the Union to States and Healthcare in India Janak Raj Senior Fellow Centre for Social and Economic Progress New Delhi, India Rahul Ranjan* Research Associate Centre for Social and Economic Progress New Delhi, India Vrinda Gupta** Research Associate Centre for Social and Economic Progress New Delhi, India Aakanksha Shrawan*** Research Associate Centre f.
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 4
- Abbreviations 6
- Abstract 7
- Executive Summary 8
- 1. Introduction 9
- 2. Fiscal Federalism in India – Historical and Constitutional Backdrop 11
- 3. Fiscal Federalism and Healthcare in India: Recent Developments 13
- 4. Fiscal Transfers to States – An Analysis 15
- 5. Public Health Spending in India – An Analysis 17
- 6. Determinants of Health Spending by States 25
- 7. Horizontal Inequalities in Health Spending 31
- 8. Summing Up and Policy Implications 34
- References 37
- Appendix I 40
- Appendix II 41
- Appendix III 49
- Appendix IV 52
- About the authors 52
