Perspective by Raheel Shah, Director, BDR Group of Companies
“The overall focus of the Union Budget seemed to be aimed at achieving inclusive development and productivity enhancement by providing stimuli to sectors which are fundamentally critical for the growth. The core framework of the budget was orchestrated around channelizing infra led economic growth, protecting macros of agriculture and inducing digitalization.
From medical industry perspective, strengthening of healthcare infrastructure, speedy vaccination program implementation and nationwide resilient response to current wave of COVID19 pandemic found prominent citations. It is prudent to note that the country’s proactive focus on vaccination has enabled India today to emerge strong during the ongoing pandemic.
What was a stand-out is the recognition of pandemic infused mental stress. The launch of National Tele Mental Health program will be instrumental in addressing the post effects of COVID by enabling quality mental healthcare counselling and care services in the country.
Additionally, an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem will not only make the healthcare system more universal but also enable the industry stakeholders especially insurance players to gain prudence from accessibility to data from digit registries. Noteably, 2 lakh Anganwadis are to be upgraded for improving child health thereby, securing larger base of the population which is yet to be vaccinated.”
