New Delhi: For the first time ever, the 15th Finance Commission will devote an entire chapter on health financing amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
An official statement was released after the commission held a meeting with representatives of the World Bank on Tuesday. It said that a high-level committee along with the World Bank will come up with recommendations for the health sector. The government’s spending on the health sector through centrally-sponsored schemes will also be studied, the commission said, NDTV reported quoting an official release.
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The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Niti Aayog and members of the commission’s High-level Group (HLG) on the health sector, said the report.
