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Human capital plays a significant role in sustainable economic growth. Human capital highly enhanced by health, education, training, migration and other investments. In this, health positively contributes the growth of economy. Initially growth economist gave high priority to education on economic growth. But in recent times, studies started focusing the relationship between health status and economic growth. Healthier individual might influence the economy such as they might productive at work, less absence in work, they may spend more for their education, and they may save more for their future. All these strengthen the economic growth. Entire study based on secondary data. The study covers only public health expenditure. Present study analyses the trends in health expenditure in India. This study also identifies the relation between health expenditure and economic growth. This paper highlights significance of health expenditure on economic growth.