With a view to boosting the health care sector in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2021 announced that a total of Rs. 64,180 crore will be sanctioned for the ‘PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana’ over a period of six years.
The scheme is aimed at focusing on developing capacities of healthcare systems, develop institutions for detection and cure of new and emerging diseases, the FM said.
The scheme is set to support over 17,000 rural and 11,000 urban wellness centres.
This will be an addition to the national health mission, she added.
The finance minister also announced in the budget 2021 that Rs. 35,000 crore will be allocated for COVID-19 vaccines in 2021-22 and stated that two more made in India Covid-19 vaccines will be available in the country soon.
