Expenditure on healthcare infrastructure in India is expected to touch 14.2 billion dollars over four years in 2013, according to a report by consultancy firm KPMG.
“Total healthcare infrastructure expenditure for 2013 is predicted to reach 14.2 billion dollars, a near 50 per cent increase on the 2006 total,” the report said.
Healthcare infrastructure includes buildings, equipment, ambulances, etc.
“The main factors propelling this growth are rising income levels, changing demographics and illness profiles with a shift from chronic to lifestyle diseases,” the KPMG report said.
Of the states and union territories, six — Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu — account for more than 50 per cent of the total healthcare infrastructure spending in the country.
The report forecast that during 2009-13, Maharashtra will spend over seven billion dollars on healthcare infrastructure.