₹200 Crore for Digital Learning; Around ₹160 Crore Earmarked for Medical and Nursing Colleges
The Uttarakhand government has proposed several significant allocations for healthcare, education, women and child welfare, and youth-oriented schemes in its supplementary budget for the financial year 2026-27.
The government has proposed a total allocation of ₹225 crore for the Atal Ayushman Yojana and the Golden Card Scheme for state employees.
Of this amount, ₹100 crore has been earmarked for the Atal Ayushman Yojana, which provides cashless medical treatment of up to ₹5 lakh to the general public. Another ₹125 crore has been proposed under the Golden Card Scheme to provide cashless healthcare facilities to state government employees.
In the field of medical education, approximately ₹160 crore has been proposed under capital expenditure for projects related to nursing colleges and medical colleges, including those in Pithoragarh and Rudrapur. The allocation is expected to provide additional resources for developing infrastructure and facilities for medical education.
The budget also emphasises expanding digital facilities in education. An allocation of ₹200 crore has been proposed for digital learning in school and higher education.
Additionally, ₹5 crore has been earmarked under the Chief Minister's Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana to provide coaching for competitive entrance examinations such as NEET, JEE and CLAT to students studying in secondary schools.
The supplementary budget also provides support for promoting sports and encouraging young people to pursue sporting careers. Approximately ₹35 crore has been proposed for a sports university, ₹10 crore for a women's sports college in Champawat, and ₹8 crore for special training camps for athletes ahead of the upcoming National Games.
Around ₹5.50 crore has been earmarked for scholarships for sportspersons, while ₹5 crore has been proposed for the establishment of open gyms.
The budget also focuses on the nutrition and social security of women and children. Approximately ₹60 crore has been allocated under the Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0-POSHAN Abhiyaan initiative.
A provision of ₹20 crore has been proposed for the honorarium of midday meal cooks, while approximately ₹27 crore has been earmarked for pensions for destitute widows.
In addition, around ₹93 crore has been proposed for various social welfare pension schemes. The Chief Minister's Vatsalya Yojana will receive approximately ₹2 crore, while ₹1 crore has been earmarked for the Chief Minister's Bal Saanidhya Yojana.
Through these allocations, the supplementary budget seeks to address a wide range of needs, from healthcare security and digital education to competitive examination coaching, sports infrastructure, nutrition and social protection.
The proposed provisions aim to provide additional financial resources for the implementation of ongoing schemes and the development of essential facilities across Uttarakhand.
