According to the Economic Survey 2025-26, the Uttar Pradesh government has given top priority to health services. The health system of the state has been strengthened by record budget, increase in institutional deliveries, 100 percent vaccination and mother-child health schemes.
Lucknow. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna tabled the Economic Survey Report of Uttar Pradesh Government for the year 2025-26 in the budget session of the Assembly on Monday. The report mentions in detail the efforts, achievements and future plans made to strengthen health services in the state. Economic Survey data shows that the state government is committed to expanding medical infrastructure, promoting medical education and training and providing quality health facilities to the general public.
UP Health Budget 2025-26: Highest ever allocation of Rs 46,728.48 crore
The Finance Minister said that a total budget provision of Rs 46,728.48 crore has been made for the medical and health sector in the financial year 2025-26. This is the highest allocation till date, which makes it clear that the state government has given top priority to health and family welfare. Under this budget, adequate funds have been ensured for hospitals, primary and community health centres, medical colleges, medical education institutions and health infrastructure.
6.1 percent of total budget spent on health, investment more than national average
Citing the “State Finance: A Study of Budget of 2025-26” report of the Reserve Bank of India in the Economic Survey, it has been told that in the year 2025-26, the health budget of Uttar Pradesh was 6.1 percent of the total budget, which is higher than the national average. This shows that the state government is investing more in health services compared to other states. According to the data of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, government health expenditure has continuously increased in the state, due to which the out-of-pocket expenditure of the common people has decreased.
Improving access and quality of health services
According to the Economic Survey, increased budgets for hospitals, clinics, vaccination programmes, national health plans and health infrastructure have had a direct impact on the access and quality of services. With increased government investment, the financial burden related to health on citizens has reduced and people are getting cheaper and better health services.
Increase in institutional deliveries, major decline in non-institutional deliveries
It has been told in the Economic Survey that due to Janani Suraksha Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan and other government efforts, there has been a significant increase in institutional deliveries in the state. Active role of Asha workers and ANMs in rural areas encouraged pregnant women to deliver in hospitals. While there were 34.74 lakh institutional deliveries in the year 2021-22, in the year 2024-25 this number reached 41 lakh with an increase of 18.02 percent. In the year 2024-25, 96.12 percent of total deliveries were institutional. At the same time, the number of non-institutional deliveries decreased from 3.35 lakh to 1.66 lakh, which shows a decrease of 50.44 percent.
UP vaccination campaign: Full vaccination of 100 percent children in 2024-25
The state has also made a big achievement in the field of vaccination. According to the Economic Survey, children aged 0 to 5 years are being given free vaccination to protect against 12 deadly diseases like polio, TB, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hib, Hepatitis-B, pneumonia, Japanese encephalitis, measles, rubella and diarrhea. According to HMIS data, 100 percent children were fully vaccinated in the state in the year 2024-25. Whereas in the year 2025-26, by September 2025, 28.62 lakh children (98 percent) have been fully immunized.
Death rate decreasing due to maternal and child health schemes
The Economic Survey also mentions the efforts being made to reduce neonatal, infant and child mortality rates. Schemes like SNCU, Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre, HBNC and Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) are being operated under the National Health Mission. Through these schemes, weak and malnourished children are getting special care, due to which continuous improvement is being recorded in the child health indicators of the state.