The 80th round of the survey finds population covered by government health schemes increased from 12.9% to 45.5% in rural areas, and 8.9% to 31.8% in urban areas; high medical expenditure limited to specific cases requiring specialised treatment; infectious diseases declined, prevalence of non-communicable diseases rose
Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan direct all municipal corporations, municipalities & panchayats to conduct the survey