The increase in allocation for the health sector was welcome but more funds were needed insiders said on Thursday. The union budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has hiked health allocation by over 28 percent to Rs.37330 crore (approx $6900 million) with special focus on medical education training and research. Sangita Reddy executive director operations at Apollo Hospitals said the budget was very responsible . This is a very responsible budget. It is a combination of incentives to multiple sections which have been focused on Reddy said. The country's expenditure on health is lower than most of the developing
