Given the nature of the mandate, several populist measures can be expected in the coming months. There is a strong possibility that some of this gets converted into increased public health spending and the introduction of measures that bring down health-related out-of-pocket expenditure for the masses,” remarked Himanshu Sikka, Lead – Health, Nutrition, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at IPE Global, an international development consulting firm.