During the meeting on December 19, the Commission highlighted the need to focus on the way to extract best economic returns from investment already made in health sector.

New Delhi: India’s growth dependent on growth of India’s Health Sector and there was a need for a robust audit system in each hospital with a database of statistics of all PHC, CHC, District hospitals, said Fifteenth Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh.

The Commission, led by Mr Singh, held a meeting with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare including Union Health Minister J P Nadda, and his deputies -- A K Choubey and Anupriya Patel.

During the meeting on December 19, the Commission highlighted the need to focus on the way to extract best economic returns from investment already made in health sector.

''The technology enables the daily uploading of data of OPDs, active beds/occupancy, blood tests, ultrasounds, MRIs, deliveries, blood collection, dialysis, surgeries, specialists/nurses working, ICU beds, ventilators etc.
and should be available in public domain,'' the meeting held.