Mission Samudra:
₹400 crore allocated to transform Kerala into a
global maritime hub, integrating ports,
logistics, and coastal communities with reserved
employment.
Maritime Museum:
₹50 crore for an International Maritime Museum
showcasing Kerala’s maritime legacy and
shipbuilding traditions.
Southern Kerala
Economic Corridor: ₹50 crore for an
integrated economic zone across
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Alappuzha; ₹100
crore for Rare Earth & Critical Minerals
Corridor.
Aviation Hub:
₹200 crore to develop Kerala as South India’s
aviation-logistics hub, including Aeropark,
Aerocity, MRO, pilot training, and cargo
facilities.
Invest Keralam:
Creation of a single-window investment cell to
streamline land acquisition, clearances, and
investor support, chaired by the Chief Minister.
Kerala MSME
Growth Scheme: ₹100 crore to establish
10,000 new MSMEs with tax incentives, revolving
funds, and mentorship support.
One Kerala
Karuthal Mission: ₹1 crore for a
transparent, tech-driven welfare platform
delivering direct aid for healthcare and
education to the poorest.
Global Job Watch
Tower: ₹2 crore for a Future Skills and
Employment Intelligence Mission tracking global
job trends and aligning education with industry
needs.
Space Economy:
₹5 crore to support private satellite
manufacturing, launch enterprises, and
strengthen Kerala’s Space Park.
Kerala Knowledge
Valley: ₹100 crore to establish a
world-class higher education hub attracting
global universities and fostering
industry-academia collaboration.
Wayanad Tribal
University: ₹50 crore for a Tribal
University and Indigenous Knowledge Zone
promoting tribal entrepreneurship, biodiversity,
and cultural preservation.
Kerala Health
& Life Sciences City: ₹100 crore to
build Asia’s largest integrated healthcare
ecosystem combining hospitals, research, and
medical tourism.
Research Park:
₹60 crore to expand innovation ecosystems
modeled on IIT Madras Research Park, linking
colleges and industry for job creation.
Kerala Silver
Economy: Policy framework to harness
senior citizens’ expertise, promote geriatric
healthcare, elder entrepreneurship, and
retirement infrastructure.
Indira
Guarantee & Welfare
₹600 crore
allocated for free KSRTC travel for women and
transgender persons.
Anganwadi
workers/helpers honorarium increased by ₹1,000;
allocation ₹66.20 crore.
ASHA workers'
honorarium increased from ₹9,000 to ₹12,000;
allocation ₹78.40 crore.
Noon meal cooks'
wages increased by ₹1,000; allocation ₹13.30
crore.
State Planning Board
to be reconstituted as a Government Think
Tank to monitor priority projects and
connect civil society with government.
Agriculture & Allied
Sectors
Rubber support price
increased from ₹200 to ₹250 per kg.
Incentives for
export-quality fruits and flowers.
New
procurement centres for coconuts, procurement
price hiked
Krishi Sakhi
programme for women farmers.
Adoption of AI,
drones and IoT in agriculture.
Farm tourism and
youth-oriented agriculture schemes.
Kerala Carbon
Farming and Soil Credit Framework introduced.
Animal Husbandry & Dairy
Modern poultry
processing plant and pet food factory at
Kottukkal, Kollam.
New livestock,
poultry and women empowerment schemes.
Dairy Development
allocation: ₹102.88 crore.
Target to increase
milk production from 70 lakh litres/day to 1
crore litres/day in three years.
Ksheera Santhwanam
welfare scheme for dairy farmers.
Fisheries
Kerosene subsidy
increased to ₹75.
Special housing
scheme for fishermen.
Pattayam for all
eligible coastal residents.
Wage compensation
during government-imposed fishing restrictions.
Coastal protection
works and Muthalapozhi Harbour corrections.
Fishing
harbour at Poonthura
Forest, Environment &
Hill Farmers
₹192.20 crore
for human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
Zero-tolerance
policy against pollution.
Kerala to become carbon
neutral by 2050.
Faster pattayam
distribution in hill areas and regularisation of
existing constructions on patta land.
Government
to take up responsibility for care of
endosulfan victims
Rural Development
₹1,422.60 crore
State contribution to employment guarantee
scheme.
Online Grama Sabha
participation facility.
₹5 crore
Vilangad rehabilitation package.
Faster
implementation of Wayanad, Kasaragod and Idukki
special packages.
Co-operation
Deposit Guarantee
Scheme reforms.
"100% Energy
Self-Sufficient Co-operative Societies"
initiative.
Promotion of Public
Co-operative Partnership (PCP) projects.
Irrigation & Energy
Neyyar Irrigation
Project modernization.
Energy sector
allocation: ₹1,284.75 crore.
Industry & IT
Cyberpark Kozhikode
to be upgraded to Infopark/Technopark standards.
Cashew industry
revival package.
Support for coir,
handloom, handicrafts and pottery sectors.
₹35 crore
Price Stabilisation Fund for coir sector.
₹10 crore
for incubation centres and start-up support.
Investment Advisory Council to
be formed with industrialists and experts
MSME Growth scheme to promote
10000 MSEs (Rs.. 100 crore)
Special Investment Zone and
Land Pooling for industries
NRI Investment Trust
Transport
Introduction of
Hydrofoil water transport.
Comprehensive
traffic policy.
ICT modernization
of Motor Vehicles Department.
Dedicated tax
intelligence and investigation wing.
Tourism
Tourism to be
declared an industry.
Pilgrimage Tourism
Circuit in Alappuzha region.
Expansion of
Muziris Heritage Tourism Project (₹19 crore).
Green Marshals
programme.
Promotion of
eco-tourism, rural tourism, Brand Wayanad and
AI-enabled tourism platforms.
Education & Research
Menstrual Hygiene
Initiative for girls.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Centre for Scientific Temper (₹25 crore).
Higher education
reforms focused on employability, AI,
biotechnology and research.
Anti-ragging
reforms including Sidharthan Student
Distress App and legislation.
Technical Education
allocation: ₹232.11 crore.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Scientific City: ₹10 crore.
Culinary Institute to be set up
Art, Culture, Sports
₹10 crore
for Thekkinkadu Maidan renovation.
₹5 crore
support for Sivagiri Platinum Jubilee Convention
Centre.
Sports & Youth
Affairs allocation: ₹173.77 crore.
Vision 2036
programme to prepare Olympic athletes.
Health
Rs. 25 lakh insurance coverage
for all families.
Strengthening
medical colleges in Kasaragod, Idukki, Wayanad
and Manjeri.
Second Medical
College in Thiruvananthapuram to become
operational.
New Medical College
at Haripad.
₹100 crore
allocation for these initiatives.
Launch of Reach
Kerala health tourism initiative.
Medicep scheme to be revised
Cancer Centre at Malappuram
Other proposals:
Maritime Policy to be drawn
up.
Proposals for light metro
in Trivandrum and Kozhikode to be revived.
Standards of all PWD roads
to be improved.
Sky way at Chinnakkada in
Kollam
Parks, day care and fitness
cetres for the elderly.
Rs. 10 crore for
Department of Elderly Welfare
Football stadium of
International standards in Malabar
JC Daniel International
Film City in Kochi (Rs. 100 cr)
Johnson Master Music
Academi
Global gold hub
Rs. 10 cr for Malayalam AI
development
Planning Board to be
revamped.
Flood
Cess Arrears Settlement Scheme (2026):
Complete waiver of interest and penalty on
arrears from the 1% Flood Cess (levied Aug
2019–July 2021), if taxpayers remit the full
principal by 31 March 2027.
Small
Arrear Waiver Scheme (2026): Full waiver
of arrears between ₹50,000–₹2,00,000 (plus
interest/penalty) under pre-GST laws, excluding
liquor sales, for assessment orders up to FY
2017–18.
Low
Strength Alcohol Tax (KGST Act, 1963):
120%
sales tax for beverages with alcohol strength
0.5%–10% v/v.
175%
sales tax for beverages with alcohol strength
10%–20% v/v.
Motor
Vehicles Department – Bus Taxes:
Stage
carriage buses: 50% concession on quarterly
tax.
All
India Tourist Permit (AITP) buses: tax reduced
from ₹2,000 → ₹900 per seat, and ₹3,000 →
₹1,500 per sleeper.
Trailer
Vehicle Taxes: Unified slab – ₹2,550 +
₹130 per 250 kg excess (removing higher slab for
>20 tons).
Electric
Vehicle Road Tax Revision:
Up
to ₹10 lakh: reduced from 5% → 3%.
₹15–20
lakh: reduced from 8% → 5%.
Above
₹40 lakh: increased from 10% → 15%.
Other slabs unchanged at
5% for vehicles costing between ₹10–15 lakh
& 10% for ₹20-40 lakh bracket
Concession
for Differently-Abled Persons: Vehicle
value limit for tax concession raised from ₹7
lakh → ₹15 lakh.
E-Challan
Amnesty Scheme: Citizens can settle
pending challans by paying 50% of the amount.
Registration
Department – Stamp Duty Reforms:
One-Time
Settlement Scheme for 1,46,355 undervaluation
cases (₹703 crore dues).
Waiver
of additional stamp duty for cases before 31
March 2010 where liability < ₹10,000.
Extension
of 4% concessional stamp duty to K-RERA
registered eco-friendly villas.
Interest
of 1% per month on unpaid deficit stamp duty
after final order.
Increase
in stamp paper vendor ceiling from ₹1 lakh →
₹3 lakh.
Expansion
of e-stamping to private insurance companies
and NBFCs.
Tax intelligence cell to check
tax evasion
Plan Outlay revised
downward from ₹35,750 crore to ₹30,370 crore
due to revenue shortfall.
