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What doctors want from Union Budget?
What doctors want from Union Budget?
As the Union government intensified its preparation to present the budget 2020-2021 on February 1, doctors in the State have come forward to demand redressal of their grievances by earmarking sufficient funds in the new budget outlay
The budget should provide incentives for setting up more hospitals in smaller towns and cities. This can be done by either giving tax holiday or a lower rate of borrowing besides providing viability funding. On the public front, the government should encourage people to take medical insurance.
Dr Bollineni Bhaskar Rao, Managing Director, KIMS Hospital
I hope 2021 will witness enhanced allocation for the health sector. I want to see primary healthcare getting strengthened to ensure delivery of quality healthcare services to the needy. Let's not forget that better healthcare facilities will help India grow stronger as an economy.
Dr N Guru, Founder, Promoter & Director, Continental Hospitals
My suggestion is to focus more on skill development and training of the workforce for healthcare. With more funding, the preparedness in managing uncertain situations arising out of emergencies can be considered.
Dr Mervin, Cluster Chief Operating Officer, Global Hospitals Group
In this Covid-19 pandemic, the medical fraternity is expecting an increase in health department budget at 2% of GDP, increase in funding of health research to 10% of health budget as against previous 3%. Also, increased funding of Ayushman Bharat to accommodate its coverage.
Dr M Kiran, Associate Professor, GMC, Nizamabad
The Centre should concentrate mainly on three areas-infrastructure, healthcare, and sustainability. The budget should address two critical areas of boosting private investments and providing support for employment generation. A fine balance needs to be maintained between the economic recovery and the growth of the healthcare sector.
Dr Kishore, Associate Professor, NMC, Nellore
The Centre should set up a Senior Citizens Drone Department where senior citizens of the country are taken care of. By utilising their experiences (say medical retired teachers to teach, write books, bring health awareness), the government should pay them besides taking care of their health needs.
Dr P Aniruddh, Neurosurgeon, Hyderabad
Covid-19 has taught us the importance of the healthcare sector. Government should allocate more funds for the sector and improvise the healthcare standards. Rural health should be given importance with the appointment of able doctors and deployment of required infrastructure.
Dr B Gopinath, Microsurgeon, Virinchi Hospital, Hyderabad
It is a known fact that India spends less on healthcare compared to many other nations. The inadequacies in our healthcare have been exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lessons to be learnt from the pandemic are we need establishment of district-level epidemiology units and fully-equipped district-level centres which can provide good care.
Dr Srinivas Ramaka, Cardiologist, Hanamkonda
I being a healthcare professional request the Central government to decrease the the tax slabs for a few years as Corona has affected the incomes. Also, encourage female professionals securing loans both at government and private banks at lower interest rates with easy documentation.
Dr G Sandhya Rani, Karimnagar
Due to Covid pandemic, the government and the public have realised the importance of healthcare. With this effect, the government should recruit only qualified doctors and improve the medical services and make sure that the services reach every needy person.
Dr Maliha Thappasum, Karimnagar
We call for creating awareness on Ayushman Bharat across the country in the upcoming budget and the extension of the scheme by adding some more diseases under it. It would be better to roll out 'One Nation, One Health' policy.
Dr K Pradeep, IMA Secretary, Khammam
The budget allocation for healthcare in the country for financial year 2019-2020 was only 1.5% of the country's Gross Domestic Product, which is totally least compared to many developed countries. It's time for the Centre to increase the allocation to least 3% of GDP to set things right in the health sector.
Dr P Rohit, Orthopedic, OMC & JUDA President
As we are going through hard times, many marginalised societies and middle class have suffered a lot due to financial crunch. Also many private doctors suffered big with non-payment of salaries. It would be better if the Central government allocates funds to support such doctors.
Dr D Joya Rani, family medicine, private practitioner
Taxes paid is for the improvement of citizen services and border protection. Tax exemption should be according to changing times. In our country, tax system is complex and multiple taxes are being collected. I request the government to roll out One Time One Tax policy.
Dr Kiran Macha, Consultant Physician, Apollo Hospitals
The budget should focus on research and development. It should take measures to reduce the cost of medicines and surgical consumables so that poor and middleclass can afford. The budget should allocate more funds and ensure grants are spent judiciously.
Dr A Naresh, Consultant Rheumatologist, Hanamkonda
