Abstract:
Today, India is at the crossroads of an exciting and challenging period in the Indian
History. The economic development in India has gained momentum over the last few
decades, but the health system is found to be at the cross-roads. Even though the
Government initiatives in Public Health have recorded some noteworthy successes
over time, the Indian Health System is Ranked 118 among 191 WHO member
countries on the overall health Performance. In India, healthcare is found to be one of
the largest service sectors and the Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates are considered
as the major health outcome indicators. But, as the health care is determined by the
quality of Health Care service delivery system being provided, the health care service
delivery plays a critical role and has a vast impact in determining health of a state‟s
population and affects the major health outcome indicators. Providing proper health
care to each and every individual is of utmost importance as everyone has the right to
live life healthy and without illness. On recognizing the importance of the Good
Health in the changing pattern of the social and economic development and also
improving the quality of life of the Citizens, this paper entails with the study of
analysing the quality of health care service delivery across different High Priority and
Non- High Priority States. The paper also examines the trends of Public Health
Expenditure in the terms of Revenue and Capital Expenditure across selected Indian
States with a period from 2005-06 to 2013-14 and the impact of Infrastructure, Human
Resources and Public Health spending on the major health outcomes indicators.
