Healthcare:
• 99,858 crore allocated to the Union Health Ministry.
• 36 life-saving drugs (cancer, rare diseases) exempted from customs duty.
• PM-JAY health cover extended to gig workers.
Education:
• 500 crore allocated for Al Centre of Excellence in Education.
• 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs to be set up in government schools.
• 10,000 new medical seats added; target of 75,000 in the next decade.
Employment & Women Empowerment:
• New Employment Generation Scheme gets 20,000 crore.
• 26,889 crore allocated to Women & Child Development Ministry.
• Entrepreneurship loans of 2 crore for 5 lakh women.
Defence & Security
• Total Defence Budget: 6.81 lakh crore (13.4% of total expenditure).
• Capital Expenditure: 1.8 lakh crore for modernization.
• Coast Guard & Border Roads: Significant budget hikes.
• Indigenization Drive: 75% of capital procurement reserved for domestic firms
International Trade & Digital Economy
• Export Promotion Mission: ₹2,250 crore to support MSME exports.
• Bharat-TradeNet (BTN): A digital platform for trade documentation.
• Maritime Development Fund: ₹25,000 crore for shipping industry.
• Startups: Additional ₹10,000 crore for Fund of Funds via SIDBI.
Major Schemes Announced
• New Employment Generation Scheme – 20,000 crore allocated to support employment generation.
• Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – Targets 100 districts with low productivity.
• Multi-Sectoral Rural Prosperity and Resilience Programme – Focuses on skilling, investment, and technology in agriculture.
• National Manufacturing Mission – Covers small, medium, and large industries under ‘Make in India’.
• Nuclear Energy Mission – 20,000 crore allocated for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) development.
• Mission for Cotton Productivity – Aims at increasing cotton productivity and sustainability.
• Gyan Bharatam Mission – For conservation of India’s manuscript heritage; allocation increased from 3.5 crore to ₹60 crore.
• Atal Tinkering Labs – 50,000 labs to be set up in government schools.
• Women Entrepreneurship Loan Scheme – Loans of up to 2 crore for five lakh women.
Tourism for Employment-led Growth – Focuses on skill development, tourism destinations, and homestay loans.
• PM Internship Scheme – 10,780 crore allocated to support one crore internships in five years.
• Makhana Board – 100 crore allocated for foxnut farmers in Bihar.
• Science and Technology Innovation Fund – 20,000 crore allocated for R&D in the private sector.
