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Health budget 2013-14. is it healthy budget?

Health care,medical education, medical research and public health, these 
4 wings  should be strengthened for healthy country.

we need ideally Rs.100000 crore for these 4 wings per anum.
what our finance minister proposed to allocate as follows: for 2013-14.

1.To health care: 37330 crore to MOH & Rs 1,069 crore to be given to 
Department of Ayush.

2.To medical educationRs 1650 crore ( six more AIIMS-like institutions) 

3.To medical education and research.: Rs 4,727 crore 

4.To public health schemes: 
13215 crore for mid-day meal programme:
Rs.15260 crore given for improvement of clean and drinking water facilities in the country. 
Rs 1200 crore given separately for setting up of water purification plants.
Rs 110 crore to be allocated to the department of disability affairs.

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