Economic Survey 2026 health highlights

Phones, Junk Food, and Debt: The New ‘Three Villains’ of Indian Healthcare

Phones, Junk Food, and Debt: The New ‘Three Villains’ of Indian Healthcare

The 2026 Economic Survey just dropped, and honestly? It’s a bit of a mixed bag. While the government is busy taking victory laps over falling death rates, the fine print shows a system that’s still struggling to pay its own bills. We’re finally winning some old fights, but we’re losing new ones to the glowing screens in our pockets and the ultra-processed snacks in our kitchens. Who is actually paying the bill? Here’s the weird part: the Central government is actually spending less of the GDP on health now than it did during the pandemic. We went from 0.37% down…
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