Major Plans/schemes announced in Budget 2026-27

Major Plans/Schemes/Initiatives Announced in Budget 2026-27

Agriculture & Rural Development

Reservoir Development Scheme: The government will support the integrated development of 500 reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars to strengthen fisheries and water resources.
High-Value Agriculture Support: Targeted schemes will support the cultivation of coconut, cashew, cocoa, sandalwood, almonds, walnuts, and pine nuts.
Coconut Promotion Scheme: A dedicated scheme will be implemented to enhance coconut production and productivity.
Animal Husbandry Entrepreneurship Support: A credit-linked subsidy programme will promote entrepreneurship, modernise livestock enterprises, and expand veterinary infrastructure.
Bharat VISTAAR: This is a multilingual AI-based app for farmers. It gives advice to farmers in many Indian languages about weather, soil, and crops to help farmers earn more.
Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj: This plan will help rural artisans who make khadi and handloom products to brand their goods and sell them to the whole world.

Healthcare

Biopharma SHAKTI: Under this scheme INR 10,000 crore plan to make India a world leader in making advanced medicines, for disease cancer and diabetes and boosting R&D and innovation in the biopharmaceutical sector.
Regional Medical Hubs: Five new medical hubs will be developed across the country. This includes large complexes with hospitals, medical colleges, and research labs all in one place to help India become a top leader in medical tourism.
Allied Health Professionals: The government plans to train 1 lakh new health workers like nurses and therapists over the next five years.
National Caregiver Training: Around 1.5 lakh people will be trained to take care of elderly people and patients recovering from surgery.
Mental Health and Neuro Science (NIMHANS 2): A second large mental health institute will be built in North India, and existing ones in Ranchi and Tezpur will be upgraded.
Ayurveda Institutes: Three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda will be opened to promote traditional Indian medicine.

Education & Skill Development

New Universities: Five new university towns will be set up near industrial and innovation corridors.
Atal Tinkering Labs: Government creator labs will be set up in 15,000 schools and 500 colleges under AIM-NITI Aayog.
Girls’ Hostels: In every single district, the government will set up one girls’ hostel for women studying in higher education and for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Education to Employment and Enterprise Mission: It will make sure our education matches what employment needs.
Atal Tinkering Labs: To encourage small school students to invent, experiment, and learn science and technology, government will make one lakh schools over the next five years to promote STEM education.

Services & Employment

SHE-Marts: Community-owned retail outlets will be established to support women-led rural enterprises.
Divyang Kaushal Yojana: Skill development programmes will be introduced for Divyangjan in partnership with disability and services sectors.
Divyang Sahayata Yojana: Support provided for assistive devices through strengthened ALIMCO and assistive technology centres.
New Rural Employment Yojana: A new plan will focus on the villages and will give different wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers to promote skill development amongst blue collar jobs.
Caregiver Training Scheme: 1.5 lakh people will be trained so that they can help elderly people and patients.
Allied Health Professionals (AHP): 1 lakh new health care workers will be trained to take care of patients using modern technology and physiotherapy over the next five years.
SME Growth Fund: 10,000 crore fund to help small businesses grow. When these businesses grow, the main objective is to provide equity not just loans support to SMEs.
Tourism Guide Upskilling Pilot Scheme: Ten thousand tourist guides will be trained at 20 iconic tourist sites.

Infrastructure & Connectivity

Shipbuilding Risk Guarantee Fund: A risk guarantee fund will be created to support shipbuilders and ancillary services.
Ship Repair Ecosystems: Ship repair ecosystems will be developed in Varanasi and Patna.
City Logistics Upgrade: Under this scheme, the shift of cargo to coastal shipping and inland waterways will be incentivised.
City Economic Regions: City Economic Regions will be developed with Rs. 5,000 crore allocated per region for Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and satellite towns.
Seaplane VGF Scheme: Viability gap funding will be provided to improve last-mile connectivity and tourism.
High Speed Rail Corridors: Seven new fast rail routes will be built. Some major routes are like Mumbai to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Bengaluru, and Delhi to Varanasi.
National Waterways Expansion: 20 new national waterways will be created for trade through rivers, which is cheaper and better for the environment, in the next five years.
Dedicated Freight Corridors: A new train line for cargo will connect Dankuni in the East to Surat in the West.

Sustainability & Green Growth

Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS): Rs. 20,000 crore will be allocated over five years across key sectors.
Clean Energy Support: Schemes will support renewable energy and critical mineral processing.
Green Transport Initiatives: Inland waterways, coastal shipping, and eco-friendly logistics will be promoted.
Rare Earth Corridors: New zones in states like Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will be set up to find minerals used in electric car batteries.

Sports

Khelo India Mission: This is a 10-year plan to change how sports work in India. It will focus on finding early talent, training better coaches, and using high-tech science to improve performance.
Sports Goods Manufacturing Initiative: A special Rs. 500 crore fund has been set up to help Indian companies manufacture high-quality bats, balls, and shoes. The goal is to make India a world hub for sports equipment.
Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for Coaches: Just like our top athletes, even coaches will now get special financial help and training to produce more medal winners for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and 2036 Olympics.

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