Budget Announcements 2026-27 by LDF Government (Later revised by UDF Govt.)
1. Monthly salary of Anganwadi workers increased by ₹1,000.
2. Monthly salary of Anganwadi helpers increased by ₹500.
3. Monthly salary of ASHA workers increased by ₹1,000.
4. Monthly salary of pre-primary teachers increased by ₹1,000.
5. Daily wage of school cooks increased by ₹25.
6. Monthly salary of literacy motivators increased by ₹1,000.
7. Wages of contract and daily wage employees increased by 5 per
cent.
8. Journalists’ pension increased by ₹1,500 per month.
9. Monthly allowance of librarians increased by ₹1,000.
10. Monthly pension of cancer, leprosy, AIDS, and tuberculosis
patients increased by ₹1,000.
11. The policy of the Left governments to follow a five-year cycle
for salary revision reiterated.
12. The 12th Pay Revision Commission announced; the report to be
submitted within three months and implemented in a timely manner.
13. Remaining DA and DR instalments of government employees and
pensioners to be paid in full.
14. One DA instalment to be released along with the salary for
February.
15. Remaining DA and DR instalments to be released with the salary
for March.
16. House Building Advance scheme for government employees to be
restored.
17. Assured Pension Scheme to replace the Contributory Pension
Scheme from April 1.
18. Maximum pension of up to 50 per cent of basic salary assured
under the Assured Pension Scheme.
19. Dearness Relief (DR) to be admissible on assured pension.
20. Option to switch from the existing NPS to the Assured Pension
Scheme.
21. ₹20 crore for setting up a V.S. Centre in Thiruvananthapuram
in memory of former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan.
22. ₹10 crore for a feasibility study of the Kattappana–Theni
tunnel.
23. ₹3 crore for setting up the Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom II
Historical Research Centre at Ponnani.
24. ₹1.5 crore for the Ayyankali Learning Centre.
25. ₹1.5 crore for the Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran Learning Centre.
26. ₹1.5 crore for the Mar Ivanios Museum.
27. ₹3 crore for setting up menopause clinics in district
hospitals.
28. ₹22.27 crore for a marketing and distribution network to
promote and distribute Kudumbashree products.
29. ‘Life Saver’ project for road accident victims, providing
cashless treatment for the first five days.
30. ₹30 crore under the KARE scheme for providing medicines for
spinal muscular atrophy, a rare disease.
31. KIIFB project worth ₹5,217 crore for the development of the
Thiruvananthapuram–Angamaly MC Road.
32. Construction of bypasses and development of junctions in
Kilimanoor, Nilamel, Chadayamangalam, Ayoor, Pandalam, and
Chengannur.
33. ₹100 crore for initial works of the
Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
project.
34. Finance Tower to be set up in Kochi to strengthen financial
administration.
35. Sales tax check-post infrastructure to be converted into
state-of-the-art surveillance systems under the GST system.
36. ₹2,071.95 crore allocated for agriculture and allied sectors.
37. ₹3,720 crore for the Chief Minister’s Women’s Safety Scheme.
38. ₹400 crore for the Chief Minister’s Connect to Work
Scholarship Scheme.
39. ₹14,500 crore allocated for the distribution of welfare
pensions.
40. ₹5 crore for honouring taxpayers and instituting awards.
41. ₹20 crore for a scheme to issue nativity cards to all citizens
of Kerala.
42. Local Self-Government Institutions: General Purpose Fund –
₹3,237 crore; Maintenance Fund – ₹4,316 crore; Plan Fund – ₹10,189
crore.
43. Honorarium of Panchayat members and councillors to be
increased.
44. A welfare fund to be formed for former elected representatives
of local self-government institutions.
45. Establishment of a rare earth corridor connecting Vizhinjam
Port with Chavara and Kochi, expected to attract investments of
₹42,000 crore and generate employment opportunities for around
50,000 people.
46. ₹100 crore for the Critical Minerals Mission.
47. ₹50 crore for the Defence Corridor.
48. ₹30 crore for the AI–Cyber Valley at Kochi Infopark under the
PPP model.
49. ₹10 crore for the Global School for job training and skill
development.
50. ₹150 crore for the expansion of the Work Near Home scheme.
51. ₹60 crore for the Special Enrichment Scheme to improve the
quality of education in tribal areas.
52. ₹20 crore for establishing a Gig Hub with modern facilities
for gig workers.
53. One-time scrappage incentive of ₹40,000 for replacing old
petrol and diesel autorickshaws with electric autos.
54. Two per cent interest subvention on loans for the purchase of
electric autorickshaws.
55. ₹20 crore for installing solar-based charging units at auto
stands.
56. Additional ₹1,000 crore over the previous year for the
Employment Guarantee Scheme.
57. ₹30 crore as government subsidy to organisations, groups, and
individuals for setting up retirement homes.
58. ₹10 crore for on-call volunteer services for senior citizens
living alone.
59. Advocate Welfare Fund enhanced to ₹20 lakh.
60. ₹15 crore for an accident life insurance scheme for students
from Classes I to XII.
61. ₹50 crore for a new health insurance scheme for families
outside the Karunya Health Safety Scheme norms.
62. ₹22.27 crore for strengthening the marketing and distribution
network of Kudumbashree products.
63. ₹10 crore for developing the Centre for Development Studies
(CDS) as a leading centre of excellence in the country.
64. ₹10 crore for setting up permanent venues for Kerala Kala
Kendram.