The relationship between economic growth and public spending is an important subject of analysis and debate (Mitchell, 2005). One central question is whether or not government expenditure increases the long run steady state growth of the economy. Some scholars are of the opinion that public expenditure, notably on physical infrastructure & human capital can enhance the economic growth. But particularly Amartya Sen has emphasised that when a country invest more in human capital that is in health and education, the productivity of the entire sector increases. Present paper is an attempt to understandThe inter-relationship between expenditure on health and economic growth in India.and between education and economic growth in India.