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…
3D printable face shields for healthcare staff
Faculty and students from SSN College of Engineering have developed 3D printable protective face shields for front line healthcare workers. The first set of 100 face shields were delivered to Stanley Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
