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Table 1: Trends in Social Service Sector Expenditure by General Government
(Combined Centre and States)
Item 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
RE BE

(` in Lakh crore)
Total Budgetary 32.85 37.61 42.66 45.16 50.41 58.76 64.70
Expenditure
Expenditure on 7.68 9.16 10.41 11.40 12.78 15.31 17.16
Social Services
of which:
i) Education 3.54 3.92 4.35 4.83 5.26 6.13 6.75

ii) Health 1.49 1.75 2.13 2.43 2.66 3.12 3.51

iii) Others 2.65 3.48 3.93 4.13 4.86 6.06 6.90
As percentage to GDP

Expenditure on 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.7 7.5 8.8
Social Services
of which:
i) Education 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.5
ii) Health 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8

iii) Others 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.5
As percentage to total expenditure

Expenditure on 23.4 24.3 24.4 25.2 25.4 26.1 26.5
Social Services
of which:
i) Education 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.4
ii) Health 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4

iii) Others 8.1 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.6 10.3 10.7

As percentage to social services
i) Education 46.1 42.8 41.8 42.4 41.2 40.0 39.3
ii) Health 19.4 19.1 20.5 21.4 20.8 20.4 20.5

iii) Others 34.6 38.0 37.7 36.2 38.0 39.6 40.2
Source: Budget Documents of Union and State Governments, Reserve Bank of India
Note:
1. Social services include, education, sports, art and culture; medical and public health, family welfare; water
supply and sanitation; housing; urban development; welfare of SCs, STs and OBCs, labour and labour
welfare; social security and welfare, nutrition, relief on account of natural calamities etc.
2. Expenditure on ‘Education’ pertains to expenditure on ‘Education, Sports, Arts and Culture’.
3. Expenditure on ‘Health’ includes expenditure on ‘Medical and Public Health’, ‘Family Welfare’ and ‘Water
Supply and Sanitation’.
4. The ratios to GDP at current market prices are based on 2011-12 base.
5. Data upto 2016-17 pertains to all states. From 2017-18 onwards, it pertains to all states and UTs.