Divya Agarwal
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 29: Ahead of the Union Budget, Sterling Hospitals emphasized the need for sustained and targeted investments in India’s healthcare sector to strengthen delivery capacity, improve affordability and support long term system resilience.
Mr. Amrendra Kumar Gupta, Chief Financial Officer, Sterling Hospitals, said that enhancing public healthcare allocation will play a crucial role in ensuring smoother implementation of government health schemes and improving patient outcomes.
“An increase in allocation for public healthcare programs such as Ayushman Bharat will help
streamline payments, support hospital operations and enable healthcare providers to
continue delivering quality care at scale,” said Mr. Amrendra Kumar Gupta.
He noted that aligning healthcare spending with the National Health Policy’s long term target of 2.5% of GDP would provide the necessary momentum for infrastructure development, technology adoption and workforce expansion across the sector.
Mr. Amrendra Kumar Gupta also highlighted the importance of budgetary incentives for
private hospitals to invest in capacity building and skilled manpower development, including
nursing, ICU care professionals, allied healthcare staff and medical technicians. “Focused
incentives for training and scaling allied healthcare professionals can help address skill
gaps, improve operational efficiency and reduce overall healthcare delivery costs, directly
benefiting patients,” he added.
On the technology front, Sterling Hospitals advocated tax support for indigenously developed medical devices and AI enabled healthcare solutions, which can reduce dependency on imported equipment and lower long term capital and maintenance costs for hospitals.
“Encouraging domestic innovation in medical devices and digital healthcare will strengthenself-reliance while improving affordability and access,” Mr. Amrendra Kumar Gupta said.
The hospital group also underlined the need for faster regulatory clearances for indigenous drug development and clinical research, enabling quicker response during public health emergencies and supporting India’s growing life sciences ecosystem.
In addition, Mr. Gupta suggested strengthening governance mechanisms under public health schemes to enable time bound resolution of health insurance and reimbursement related
issues, easing financial stress for hospitals and patients alike.
Sterling Hospitals reiterated that a balanced Budget approach focused on higher healthcare investment, private sector participation, domestic innovation and efficient governance will support sustainable growth of India’s healthcare system and enhance patient care delivery nationwide.
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