NEW DELHI: The Union Budget stepped up plan allocation for the health sector by 20 per cent with a focus on health insurance , which Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced would be extended now to unorganised sector workers in hazardous mining and associated industries.The total allocation for the health sector has been hiked to Rs 26,760 crore from Rs 23,530 crore last year.
While urban family welfare services gave got an increased budget of Rs 203 crore from Rs 172 crore, the total allocation contraception project has seen a decrease to Rs 298 crore from Rs 358 crore. The allocation for reproductive and child health projects have been increased from Rs 3 crore to Rs 4.5 crore.
Routine immunisation has seen a boost from Rs 417 crore to Rs 511 crore while pulse polio immunisation has been decreased from Rs 1017 crore to Rs 663 crore. The UPA Government's flagship National Rural Health Mission has seen a hiked budget allocation from Rs 2100 crore to Rs 2356 crore.
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