₹500 per month, not more prevalent?Fifth, going back to the analogy between public health and defence, an infinitesimal fraction of any country’s military forces are actually engaged in combat.
Yet, most countries maintain large active militaries and reserve forces. There is merit in considering the possibility of developing a core and reserve force of paramedics, nurses and even doctors, far in excess of ‘peacetime’ needs.
For the record, India spends eight times more on defence than healthcare. Moreover, the US’s spend on healthcare as a proportion of gross domestic product is around 50 times that of India’s.