Abstract

The expenditure on health is revealed as a kind of investment in human capital. Government has almost exclusive responsibility for providing public goods that create large positive externalities. Despite differences of opinion about the role of the government in health care, it seems that there is unanimity of view that universal access and equity are dependent on the government financial support of basic health care. The access to health services has to be need and state specific, depending on the socio-economic conditions, health outcomes and administrative capacity. Attempt is made in this paper to analyze the growth of public investment on health services in Mizoram, India. The study shows that there has been commendable growth of public investment on health services, both in current and constant prices