Assessment of bottlenecks in public financial management for health financing in Jammu & Kashmir

Overview

Public financial management (PFM) system is a key component of ensuring efficiency and effectiveness within the heath financing architecture. Given Jammu & Kashmir’s stated policy objective of transitioning to Universal Health Coverage, a review and strengthening of its PFM system, to better align with Universal Health Coverage and health financing goals, is essential. This report assesses the PFM system in Jammu & Kashmir and its alignment with key principles of efficient health financing systems.