Explore the evidence behind the costs families face, the gaps in public services, and a proposal for universal, publicly funded education and medically necessary healthcare.
These are published historical indicators—not live daily totals. Each number has a reporting year and should be interpreted in context.
Average annual spending per student in non-government schools
MoSPI CMS Education, 2025Average annual spending per student in government schools
MoSPI CMS Education, 2025Average out-of-pocket spending per private hospitalisation
NSO health survey, 2025Out-of-pocket share of total health expenditure
National Health Accounts, FY 2022–23School figures include household educational expenditure, not just tuition. Hospital figure is an average per hospitalisation, not the cost of every treatment. Confirm figures and definitions in the linked official releases before citing them.
Free at the point of use does not mean free to provide. Any universal guarantee requires sustainable public financing, staffing, quality standards and transparent accountability.
Examine a publicly funded pathway from early childhood through school, vocational training, college, professional education and research, subject to transparent academic standards.
Examine comprehensive, medically necessary care with no patient charges, including consultations, medicines, diagnostics, surgeries, chronic illness and rehabilitation.
Choose a region to begin exploring its education, healthcare and government-spending research. State-specific verified statistics will be added as datasets are reviewed.
The first release provides a national overview. Verified regional figures, official budgets, school and hospital access data, and welfare programme analysis will be published here with dates and citations.
Explore official state enrolment data ↗A daily research digest can report new publications. It cannot turn annual crime statistics or mortality surveys into verified daily incident counts.
Use original government data, independent research, and clearly labelled reporting periods. Links below lead to source institutions rather than fabricated live feeds.