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The High Cost of India’s Private Health-care Boom
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare noted that the average cost of hospitalisation is ₹50,508 in a private facility, compared with ₹6,631 in a government facility. For childbirth, the average out of pocket medical expenditure in private facilities is ₹37,630, against ₹2,299 in public facilities. The committee has made 368 recommendations, including standardised package rates and mandatory pre treatment cost estimates.
27 Aug 2026Read analysis →