00795pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001700040245003600057260000900093300001600102362001100118520037400129650001900503650002800522650002000550700002100570773003400591180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSankar, Deep  aHealth sector in 2003-04 budget  c2003  ap.1443-446.  a12 Apr  aA number of concessions in the form of reduced excise, customs, or income tax exemptions have been announced for the health  care industry. However, health care also needs to be viewed as a service. This the budget has neglected to do. Launching of an insurance scheme is a laudable beginning but overall rural healthcare has gained little in this budget. - Reproduced.  aBudget - India  aHealth services - India  aHealth services  aKathuria, Vinish  aEconomic and Political Weekly