The share of Government Health Expenditure in total GDP of the country has increased from 1.15 percent in 2013-14 to 1.35 percent in 2017-18. This is as per the findings of the National Health Accounts Estimates for India for the year 2017-18 released by the Health Ministry's Secretary Rajesh Bhushan today.<br />''<br />''The findings also show that the share of Government Health Expenditure in total health expenditure has increased from 28.6 percent in 2013-14 to 40.8 percent in 2017-18.<br />''<br />''In per capita terms, the Government Health Expenditure has also increased from one thousand and 42 rupees to one thousand 753 rupees between the two periods.<br />''<br />''Health Ministry said that the nature of the increase in the Government's health sector is moving in the right direction as more emphasis has been given to primary health care.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">It said, that the findings depict that the foreign aid for health has come down showcasing India's economic self-reliance. It added that the government's efforts to improve public health care are evident with out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of total health expenditure coming down.</span><br />