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…
