Despite flaws, NITI Aayog’s health index is helpful for the socio-economic progress of the country. Analyse (200 Words)
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· The NITI Aayog’s health index, which ranks states across the three broad categories health outcomes, governance and information.
· While Kerala coming in at the top is no surprise, poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, which is at the bottom of the list, has registered the biggest incremental improvement over 2018-19, albeit over a low base.
· To illustrate how the base influences the ranks, Bihar recorded the highest fall in neonatal morality rate (NMR), from 28 to 25, in the reference period over the base period; Kerala, where the NMR remained unchanged at 0, ranks 13th in this list.
· A long gestation for central funds to translate into meaningful on-ground spending is important in the context of the Centre’s recent concern over states having collectively used a mere 17% of the Rs 23,000 crore available to them under the Emergency Covid Response Package II.
· The index also gives us a picture of how far most of our states are from the desired levels of health and healthcare. Nine large states are below the mid-point mark, with only the southern states (except Karnatka) above or close to the 70-point mark.
· The pandemic is likely to have gotten administrations to shed inertia, even so, getting healthcare to perform optimally remains an uphill task.
Hina Katariya 3 years
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Samy uvaraj 3 years
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K. V. A 3 years
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