The Challenges Confronting Public Hospitals in India, Their Origins, and Possible Solutions
Table 16
India’s total government expenditure and expenditure on social services (including health) and defense during the economic crisis of early 1990s (in billion current Rupees).
Year
Total government expenditure
Defense expenditure
Social services expenditure
1989-90
929.08
144.16 (15.5%)
30.61 (3.3%)
1990-91
1052.98
154.26 (14.6%)
32.74 (3.1%)
1991-92
1114.14
163.47 (14.7%)
35.69 (3.2%)
1992-93
1226.18
175.82 (14.3%)
40.09 (3.3%)
1993-94
1418.53
218.45 (15.4%)
48.30 (3.4%)
1994-95
1607.39
232.45 (14.5%)
58.73 (3.7%)
1995-96
1782.75
268.56 (15.1%)
76.55 (4.3%)
1996-97
2010.07
295.05 (14.7%)
96.72 (4.8%)
1997-98
2320.53
352.78 (15.2%)
118.45 (5.1%)
1998-99
2793.4
398.97 (14.3%)
146.56 (5.2%)
Source: based on figures taken from Tables 103 and 104, RBI, 2012-13 [15].
