Raise public spending on health to at least 2-3% of GDP over five years
“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.”
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept
The verdict
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.
Rule applied: Partially kept: under 25% of the target met → 3
“Two to three percent of GDP was the target; under one percent was the arrival.”
Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2009Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
3/10
Evidence timeline
- Other12 Apr 2005· WikipediasupportsNational Rural Health Mission ↗
“Launched 12 April 2005; includes Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) community health volunteers.”
- Statistics31 Dec 2009· World Bank (WDI)supportsDomestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP), India ↗
“2004: 0.72; 2005: 0.78; 2006: 0.75; 2007: 0.75; 2008: 0.81; 2009: 0.91.”
- Other31 Dec 2010· WikipediasupportsHealthcare in India ↗
“"Public spending stagnated from 0.9% to 1.2% of total GDP in 1990 to 2010."”
More health promises from this manifesto
Introduce a national health insurance scheme for poor families
VAADA POORAKept9/10
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Promise ID upa-cmp-2004-006 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON