Budgetary Allocation for Health Sector Projects in Local Bodies with Specific Reference to Noncommunicable Diseases Control

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dc.contributor.authorChintha, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorKannan, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:55:54Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:55:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: The role of local self-government (LSG) bodies in planning community-level interventions for noncommunicable diseases (NCD) control is critical. An understanding of how much priority is given to NCD in decentralized health planning is needed. Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the pattern of budgetary allocation for health sector projects at different levels of LSGs in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, with specific reference to NCD control. Materials and Methods: Secondary data analysis was done on economic review reports and reports on health sector projects obtained from LSG department with permission. The pattern of budgetary allocation of health projects in both urban and rural local bodies of Thiruvananthapuram district for 2019–2020 was studied. Results: The proportion of NCD projects in terms of number and budget allocation, respectively, among health sector projects for gram panchayaths(GP) was 47 projects (5.25%) and 63.19 lakhs (1.8%). Figures for block panchayaths(BP) were 13 (9%) and 98.10 lakhs(10.94%), for district panchayath (DP), 1 (0.9%) and 48 lakhs(3%), for municipalities 1 (1.6%) and 4.66 lakhs (1.2%), and for corporation were 1 (1.4%) and 3 lakhs (0.16%). Only 29 (40%) GP and 5 (45%) BP had at least one NCD project. At the GP level, 21% of projects were community?based interventions and 15% of projects were for cancer screening, mental health, and hospital?based NCD clinics each. Among local bodies with lower allocation for NCD projects, the amount allocated for construction and maintenance work in health institutions was higher. Conclusion: Decision-making in decentralized health planning needs an evidence-based realignment of priorities toward NCD.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuramen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPhD Scholaren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationChintha S, Kannan S.. Budgetary Allocation for Health Sector Projects in Local Bodies with Specific Reference to Noncommunicable Diseases Control. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2022 Nov; 66(1): 31-35en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-557X
dc.identifier.issn2229-7693
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223886
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume66en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_1071_22en_US
dc.subjectBudget allocationen_US
dc.subjectcommunity interventionsen_US
dc.subjectdecentralized planningen_US
dc.subjectKeralaen_US
dc.subjectnoncommunicable diseasesen_US
dc.titleBudgetary Allocation for Health Sector Projects in Local Bodies with Specific Reference to Noncommunicable Diseases Controlen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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