India spends 18.6% of its annual budget on military while 3.4% on health care

[Su-11]

In India, military spending is 18.6 percent of its total budget spending.
In India, health care spending is 3.4 percent of its total budget spending.

Talk about screwed up priorities.

Rich corrupt leaders hide this fact by rounding the military spending by the GDP, but GDP doesn't pay for the military, its the annual budget which does. By Annual budget, a poor country like India is spending lavishly on its military, while its citizens die everyday due to poor healthcare services.

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[dadeechi]

In India, military spending is 18.6 percent of its total budget spending.
In India, health care spending is 3.4 percent of its total budget spending.

Talk about screwed up priorities.

Rich corrupt leaders hide this fact by rounding the military spending by the GDP, but GDP doesn't pay for the military, its the annual budget which does. By Annual budget, a poor country like India is spending lavishly on its military, while its citizens die everyday due to poor healthcare services.

How Countries Spend Their Money

Protecting the country is probably the only responsibility that any form of government has. Providing healthcare, food, education etc. as the responsibilities of the government is debatable. These types of things should be the primary responsibility of the parents.

 

[Agent_47]

In India, military spending is 18.6 percent of its total budget spending.
In India, health care spending is 3.4 percent of its total budget spending.

Talk about screwed up priorities.

Rich corrupt leaders hide this fact by rounding the military spending by the GDP, but GDP doesn't pay for the military, its the annual budget which does. By Annual budget, a poor country like India is spending lavishly on its military, while its citizens die everyday due to poor healthcare services.

How Countries Spend Their Money

India spend 4% for health and 2.4% for military.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) | Data | Table

 

[The Silent One]

India spend 4% for health and 2.4% for military.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) | Data | Table

The GDP is how much all consumers in a nation(Government, Citizens & Enterprises) spend in one year.

4% of India's GDP comes from Health, this means an Indian who paid his doctor for a special surgery, or a an Indian who bought medicine with his own cash and The Government paying doctors, or investing in new hospitals etc.

The Annual Budget is how much the Government spends on certain things.

The OP wanted to make a point by saying the Indian government spends 18.6% of its money on the Military but only 3.4% on Healthcare.

But he overlooked Pakistan's own deficiency in that area.

 

[karakoram]

our spending on military should be decreased from 23% to 10% and health budget should be increased to 4 to 5 percent at least

 

[Koovie]

In India, military spending is 18.6 percent of its total budget spending.
In India, health care spending is 3.4 percent of its total budget spending.

Talk about screwed up priorities.

Rich corrupt leaders hide this fact by rounding the military spending by the GDP, but GDP doesn't pay for the military, its the annual budget which does. By Annual budget, a poor country like India is spending lavishly on its military, while its citizens die everyday due to poor healthcare services.

How Countries Spend Their Money

Those things are responsibility of the respective state governments, not the Union Government.

Providing healthcare, food, education etc. as the responsibilities of the government is debatable. These types of things should be the primary responsibility of the parents.

 

[dadeechi]

What does that expression mean?

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

if its true than sad by the way
pakistan spend 23.1% in millitary and 1.3% in healthcare...

But we have enough percent to assure our citizens can take a shit in the TOILET and not outside.

 

[Koovie]

What does that expression mean?

Are You Fucking Kidding Me? | Know Your Meme
I cant believe that you seriously think that a state doesnt have the responsibility to provide education, health care facilities etc to its people.

 

[Ind4Ever]

Nonsense. We are begging our government to spend at least 5% of GDP but this moron claims 18.5% lol

 

[dadeechi]

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I cant believe that you seriously think that a state doesnt have the responsibility to provide education, health care facilities etc to its people.

Thanks for the link.

It does not matter what I think. What matters is what the constitution and government thinks.

Let me ask you a simple hypothetical question. Let's say you live in a neighborhood with a housing society. Now the society board says that they would like to collect fee for the following

1) Hire security guards to protect the neighborhood

2) Pay fee for the poor kids in the neighborhood whose parents cannot afford to pay the fee for their kids

3) Pay fee for the unhealthy people in the neighborhood who cannot afford to pay their doctor's fee and medicines

Which of these would you support and pay the fee for ?

 

[Koovie]

Thanks for the link.

It does not matter what I think. What matters is what the constitution and government thinks.

Yes it does. The government has to be for the people and elected by the people (Indirectly in India`s case). And the CoI confirms that.

Let me ask you a simple hypothetical question. Let's say you live in a neighborhood with a housing society. Now the society board says that they would like to collect fee for the following

1) Hire security guards to protect the neighborhood

2) Pay fee for the poor kids in the neighborhood whose parents cannot afford to pay the fee for their kids

3) Pay fee for the unhealthy people in the neighborhood who cannot afford to pay their doctor's fee and medicines

Which of these would you support and pay the fee for ?

1. Protection from foreign threats are crucial for a successful society. No doubt about that. May it be a settlement like in your example or a nation state.

2. But an educated/skilled labor force are equally important for a successful economy. No doubt about that either.
And a successful economy not only lifts living standards, but also eliminates inequality and reduces social unrest.
And in order to spent money on security against foreign threats you need money as well.

3. Health is equally important for a stable economy and having social peace.

So all these points go hand in hand and need to be taken care of.

 

[desimorty]

What that is the annual budget. India does spend 15% give or take. Healthcare is dealt with on separate manner. The Govt. isn't rich like America. India basically turns a blind eye to pharmaceutical companies, let them take care of 90's of Indias healthcare problem. Which is working very well, even in Africa despite the fake pill knockoffs.
Other nations in the region spend a lot more than 15% or 20%.

 

[wiseone2]

In India, military spending is 18.6 percent of its total budget spending.
In India, health care spending is 3.4 percent of its total budget spending.

Talk about screwed up priorities.

Rich corrupt leaders hide this fact by rounding the military spending by the GDP, but GDP doesn't pay for the military, its the annual budget which does. By Annual budget, a poor country like India is spending lavishly on its military, while its citizens die everyday due to poor healthcare services.

How Countries Spend Their Money

What budget are we talking about ? Federal or Federal/State/Local

I think the numbers are for the federal budget. If you include state & local spending health care numbers will rise for health care and fall for defense.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Interesting.

China's Government budget is around $2.5 trillion per year, and we spend only 5% of the Government budget on defence.

Nearly the lowest in the world. That translates to around 1.4% of GDP.