The expenditure on health improved health, efficiency, quality of living and life expectancy of people. In recent years, India has embarked upon the development of vast health infrastructure. This is evident from the fall in the death rate, infant mortality rate, life expectancy. But more need to be done in the field of health care as it has some shortcomings such as unequal distribution of health services, lack of employees, lack of proper referral system, poor management, lack of modern facilities and techniques, etc. 

We can increase the effectiveness of healthcare programmes to increase life expectancy in the following manner : 

(a) The wide gap between rural and urban areas, poor and rich in utilising health care facilities must be addressed through more investment in health facilities in rural and backward areas by the government as private investment is not forthcoming in these areas. 

(b) Women’s health across the country should be taken into greater focus as a healthy mother gives birth to a healthy offspring and health status of population can be improved. 

(c) Regulated private sector health services, NGOs and community participation can improve the effectiveness of health care facilities and play an important role in spreading health awareness. 

(d) Indian system of medicine including Ayurveda and Naturopathy should be explored and used to support public health as they are based on natural healing and are of preventive nature.