Understanding India's Health Budgets

The budget is a vital tool for govt in executing various programs. Critically, it informs citizens of how resources are spent — how much and on what? But the process by which the budget is are not always easily comprehensible. Health budgets (or budget documents in general) have traditionally been viewed as an accounting or administrative document, instead of a strategic policy document. The main objective of this primer is to offer a way to understand and interpret India’s Union and state health budgets.