{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.726Z","data":{"id":"upa-cmp-2004-006","text":"Raise public spending on health to at least 2-3% of GDP over five years","quote":"The UPA government will raise public spending on health to at least 2-3% of GDP over the next five years with focus on primary health care.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":7,"sector":"health","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2009-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"partial","rating":3,"ratingRule":"partial_lt25","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"World Bank data put general government health spending at 0.72% of GDP in 2004 and 0.91% in 2009, well below the 2% floor of the pledge. The National Rural Health Mission began in April 2005.","evidence":[{"date":"2009-12-31","sourceType":"statistics","publisher":"World Bank (WDI)","title":"Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP), India","url":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS?format=json&date=2003:2010&per_page=20","quote":"2004: 0.72; 2005: 0.78; 2006: 0.75; 2007: 0.75; 2008: 0.81; 2009: 0.91.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2010-12-31","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"Healthcare in India","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_India","quote":"\"Public spending stagnated from 0.9% to 1.2% of total GDP in 1990 to 2010.\"","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2005-04-12","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"National Rural Health Mission","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rural_Health_Mission","quote":"Launched 12 April 2005; includes Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) community health volunteers.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["health","gdp-share"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"Two to three percent of GDP was the target; under one percent was the arrival.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-04","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"upa-cmp-2004","partyId":"upa","electionId":"ls-2004"}}