Pre Budget Expectation: Sanjay Joshi, Regional Managing Principal and Head – Asia, ZS Associates

India’s public healthcare spending today remains below the government’s target of the 2.5 per cent of GDP. The pandemic further exposed the gaps in our healthcare infrastructure. I hope that the upcoming budget will accelerate the move towards the target and increase the allocation to healthcare expenditure to strengthen the public health infrastructure and improve the accessibility and affordability of healthcare for the masses