{"id":85356,"date":"2026-02-02T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=85356"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:08:41","slug":"union-budget-2026-27-highlights-three-kartavyas-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/union-budget-2026-27-highlights-three-kartavyas-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Budget 2026\u201327 Highlights: Three Kartavyas Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Union Budget 2026\u201327 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Minister for Finance presented the <\/span><b>Union Budget 2026\u201327<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Parliament, the first to be prepared in <\/span><b>Kartavya Bhawan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Budget is anchored around <\/span><b>three \u201ckartavyas\u201d (duties)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The first focuses on <\/span><b>accelerating and sustaining economic growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by boosting productivity, competitiveness, and resilience amid global uncertainties.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second aims to <\/span><b>fulfil people\u2019s aspirations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by strengthening their capacities and making them active partners in India\u2019s prosperity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third, aligned with the vision of <\/span><b>Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, seeks to ensure <\/span><b>inclusive access to resources, amenities, and opportunities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that every family, region, and sector can meaningfully participate in growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Union Budget 2026\u201327: Key Fiscal Estimates<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Receipts and Expenditure<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-debt receipts are estimated at \u20b936.5 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total expenditure is projected at \u20b953.5 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre\u2019s net tax receipts are estimated at \u20b928.7 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Borrowings<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gross market borrowings are pegged at \u20b917.2 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at \u20b911.7 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Revised Estimates for 2025\u201326<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-debt receipts stand at \u20b934 lakh crore, with net tax receipts of \u20b926.7 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total expenditure is revised to \u20b949.6 lakh crore, including capital expenditure of about \u20b911 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Fiscal Deficit<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiscal deficit (BE 2026\u201327) is estimated at 4.3% of GDP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiscal deficit (RE 2025\u201326) remains at 4.4% of GDP, unchanged from the Budget Estimate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Debt Position<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to decline to 55.6% in BE 2026\u201327, from 56.1% in RE 2025\u201326, indicating gradual fiscal consolidation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>First Kartavya \u2014 Accelerating and Sustaining Economic Growth<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Kartavya focuses on boosting productivity, competitiveness, and resilience through <\/span><b>six major interventions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>1. Scaling Up Manufacturing in Strategic and Frontier Sectors<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Biopharma and Healthcare Manufacturing<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biopharma SHAKTI launched with an outlay of \u20b910,000 crore over five years to position India as a global biopharma hub.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation of a biopharma network with 3 new National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) and upgradation of 7 existing institutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishment of 1,000+ accredited clinical trial sites across India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Semiconductors and Electronics<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to promote equipment and material manufacturing, full-stack Indian IP, and industry-led R&amp;D and training.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme outlay increased to \u20b940,000 crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Critical Minerals and Chemicals<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated Rare Earth Corridors to be set up in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu for mining, processing, R&amp;D, and manufacturing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scheme to support States in establishing 3 Chemical Parks through a cluster-based, plug-and-play challenge route.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthening Capital Goods Capability<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi-Tech Tool Rooms to be set up by CPSEs at two locations as digitally enabled automated service bureaus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction and Infrastructure Equipment (CIE) Scheme to strengthen domestic manufacturing of high-value, advanced equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Container Manufacturing Scheme with over \u20b910,000 crore outlay over five years to build a globally competitive ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Integrated Programme for the Textile Sector<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>National Fibre Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for self-reliance in natural fibres (silk, wool, jute), man-made fibres, and new-age fibres.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Textile Expansion and Employment Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to modernise traditional clusters with capital support, technology upgradation, and common testing facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mega Textile Parks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in challenge mode focusing on technical textiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to strengthen khadi, handloom, and handicrafts through skilling, quality improvement, branding, and global market linkage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>2. Rejuvenating Legacy Industrial Sectors<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scheme announced to <\/span><b>revive 200 legacy industrial clusters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by improving cost competitiveness and efficiency through infrastructure and technology upgrades.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>3. Creating \u201cChampion SMEs\u201d and Supporting Micro Enterprises<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b910,000 crore SME Growth Fund to nurture future \u201c<\/span><b>Champion SMEs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d based on defined performance criteria.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional \u20b92,000 crore allocation to the Self-Reliant India Fund to support micro enterprises and ensure access to risk capital.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional bodies such as ICAI, ICSI, and ICMAI to develop short-term courses and tools to create \u2018Corporate Mitras\u2019, especially in Tier-II and Tier-III towns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KzlPvOUPrvU?si=DmZHuoYjiVxYo9NP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Delivering a Powerful Push to Infrastructure<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Public Capex and Risk Mitigation<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public capital expenditure increased to \u20b912.2 lakh crore in FY 2026\u201327.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund to boost private developer confidence during construction phases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monetisation of CPSE real estate through dedicated REITs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Logistics, Waterways and Coastal Shipping<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Dedicated Freight Corridor from Dankuni to Surat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 new National Waterways to be operationalised over five years, starting with NW-5 in Odisha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ship repair hubs for inland waterways at Varanasi and Patna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal Cargo Promotion Scheme to raise modal share of waterways and coastal shipping from 6% to 12% by 2047.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aviation and Connectivity<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incentives for indigenous seaplane manufacturing and last-mile connectivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seaplane VGF Scheme to support operations and tourism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>5. Ensuring Long-Term Energy Security<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u20b920,000 crore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> outlay over five years for <\/span><b>Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>6. Developing City Economic Regions (CERs)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b95,000 crore per CER over five years through a reform-linked, results-based challenge mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development of seven high-speed rail corridors as growth connectors:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumbai\u2013Pune<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pune\u2013Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad\u2013Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad\u2013Chennai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai\u2013Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi\u2013Varanasi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varanasi\u2013Siliguri<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Financial Sector and Urban Finance Reforms<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat to align banking with future growth needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restructuring of PFC and REC to improve scale and efficiency of public sector NBFCs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review of FEMA (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules to modernise foreign investment regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9100 crore incentive for municipal bond issuances above \u20b91,000 crore to deepen urban bond markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Second Kartavya: Fulfilling Aspirations and Building Human Capacity<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Second Kartavya focuses on strengthening <\/span><b>human capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>services-led growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, positioning people as central partners in India\u2019s development journey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Education\u2013Employment\u2013Enterprise Linkage<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A High-Powered \u2018Education to Employment and Enterprise\u2019 Standing Committee to be set up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The committee will recommend measures to strengthen the services sector as a core driver of Viksit Bharat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Creating Professionals for Viksit Bharat<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upgradation of existing Allied Health Professional (AHP) institutions and establishment of new AHP institutions in both government and private sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addition of 1 lakh Allied Health Professionals over the next five years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishment of five Regional Medical Hubs to promote India as a global medical tourism hub.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Strengthening AYUSH Systems<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishment of three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda to strengthen education, research, and healthcare delivery in traditional medicine systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scaling up availability of over 20,000 veterinary professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch of a loan-linked capital subsidy scheme to support:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veterinary and para-veterinary colleges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veterinary hospitals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagnostic laboratories<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breeding facilities in the private sector<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Promoting the Orange Economy (Creative Industries)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support to the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies, Mumbai to set up AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) Content Creator Labs in:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15,000 secondary schools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500 colleges<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Education Infrastructure and Inclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation of five University Townships near major industrial and logistics corridors through a challenge-based approach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishment of one girls\u2019 hostel in every district through VGF or capital support to improve access to education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tourism and Hospitality Development<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Skill Development in Tourism<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology to be upgraded to the National Institute of Hospitality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pilot scheme to upskill 10,000 tourist guides at 20 sites through a 12-week standardized training programme in hybrid mode, in collaboration with an IIM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital Tourism Infrastructure<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation of a National Destination Digital Knowledge Grid to digitally document all cultural, spiritual, and heritage sites.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Heritage and Cultural Tourism<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development of 15 major archaeological and heritage sites\u2014including Lothal, Dholavira, Rakhigarhi, Adichanallur, Sarnath, Hastinapur, and Leh Palace\u2014into experiential cultural destinations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Sports Development<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch of the Khelo India Mission to transform India\u2019s sports ecosystem over the next decade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Third Kartavya: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas through Targeted Inclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Third Kartavya focuses on <\/span><b>inclusive growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring that farmers, vulnerable groups, and lagging regions actively participate in India\u2019s development process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Increasing Farmer Incomes<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Resources and Rural Assets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Integrated development of 500 reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars to strengthen irrigation, water security, and rural livelihoods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High-Value Agriculture Push<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Government support for high-value crops such as coconut, sandalwood, cocoa, and cashew, particularly in coastal regions.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch of a Coconut Promotion Scheme to increase production and productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital Agriculture: Bharat-VISTAAR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Launch of Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A multilingual AI-based platform integrating AgriStack portals with ICAR\u2019s agricultural practice packages to improve farm decision-making.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Empowering Divyangjan<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch of Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana to enable persons with disabilities to access task-oriented and process-driven roles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus sectors include IT, AVGC, Hospitality, and Food &amp; Beverages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Strengthening Mental Health and Trauma Care<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishment of NIMHANS-2 in North India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upgradation of National Mental Health Institutes at Ranchi and Tezpur as Regional Apex Institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Focus on Purvodaya States and the North-Eastern Region<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regional Infrastructure and Mobility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Development of an integrated East Coast Industrial Corridor with a key node at Durgapur.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation of five tourism destinations across the five Purvodaya States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deployment of 4,000 e-buses to improve sustainable public transport.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Buddhist Circuit Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Launch of a scheme to develop Buddhist Circuits across Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Fiscal Support to States: 16th Finance Commission<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allocation of \u20b91.4 lakh crore to States in FY 2026-27 as Finance Commission grants, in line with the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2221455&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2221458&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Budget 2026\u201327 highlights focus on three Kartavyas covering growth, human capital and inclusion. 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