Patients sleep in the corridor of a government-run hospital in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri. The lack of health facilities in India’s villages reflects the low investment.
Of the 4,000-odd multi-crore infrastructure projects in the country, only nine (0.21%)—with a total investment of Rs 938 crore – are in the health sector, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance.
The public private partnership (PPP) projects range from diagnostic centres to super-specialty hospitals.
The investments in the health sector are far lower compared to those in the transport and energy sectors.
