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Kerala Budget: Expert panel to look into Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board overhaul
KIIFB relies on off-budget borrowings at significantly higher interest rates, which has pushed the State’s borrowings and debt burden beyond permissible limits, triggering grave macroeconomic imbalances, says Satheesan
Kerala Budget: new insurance scheme, the highlight for health sector
Oommen Chandy health insurance scheme will provide healthcare coverage of up to ₹25 lakh for all families. A ₹100-crore project to establish Kerala Health and Life Sciences City announced. It envisages a healthcare ecosystem by integrating multi-specialty hospitals, medical colleges, research laboratories and rehabilitation facilities
Kerala Budget: Private investment the only way to boost State’s economy, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan
He dismisses Opposition allegations that the UDF is promoting privatisation and says that the government intends to introduce new economic models.
Kerala Budget: UDF govt’s plan to shift IFFK to Kochi may face technical hurdles, including losing accreditation
Capital Thiruvananthapuram has hosted the previous 30 editions of IFFK
Kerala Budget: Revised incentives, dedicated sub-plan for Fisheries sector
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Kerala Budget announces anti-ragging law, student distress app in memory of J.S. Sidharthan
Satheesan says ragging and campus violence continue to be major issues in colleges across the State and that such tendencies also act as barriers to student admissions
Kerala Budget earmarks record outlay of ₹5,952 crore for road renovation
A ‘Road Architecture Wing’ will be formed to upgrade and modernise the roads, bypasses and junctions in Kerala to international standards
Kerala Budget bets on silver economy, launches elderly welfare initiatives
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan says a comprehensive Silver Economic Policy will be formulated and executed, incorporating eldercare services, retirement infrastructure, innovations in geriatric healthcare, and elderly entrepreneurship
Kerala Budget aims to attract private investment but makes no mention of PSU projects
The total allocation for the industrial sector is ₹1,115.48 crore, while the total allocation for the Industries and Minerals sector is ₹1,558.08 crore
Kerala Budget unveils Knowledge Valley, Job Watch Tower, research park to boost higher education
The proposed Kerala Knowledge Valley is intended to bring together globally reputed universities, premier Indian institutions, state-of-the-art research parks and centres of excellence under a single ecosystem
Kerala Budget: Pinarayi Vijayan says UDF govt ‘rebranded’ LDF schemes, accuses it of promoting corporate interests
Former CM and current Opposition Leader says Budget is “largely a renaming exercise” of previously announced schemes without any substantive new direction
Kerala Budget: ‘Land Reforms 2.0’ for reviewing land laws, amending statutes
Kerala CM Satheesan announced that a comprehensive ‘land management policy’ would be formulated to address structural challenges in freeing up land for industrial projects
Dream projects feature high in Kerala’s Revised Budget; Satheesan announces Land Reforms 2.0, hike in rubber MSP
A glut of announcements marks Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s 98-minute presentation of Kerala Budget which promises ‘governance with empathy’
Kerala Budget charts plan to make State a leading ‘unified Port City’
Budget proposes harnessing the integrated strengths of the State’s 600-km coastline, 17 non-major ports, two major ports, and its extensive road, rail, sea, and inland waterway networks
Kerala Police investigate ‘I love Pakistan’ message found on vessel at Cochin Shipyard
The message, inscribed on an internal wall of the vessel using a sharp object, was noticed by employees engaged in maintenance work
Kerala Budget: Decision to slash tax on All India Permit vehicles by 50% expected to reduce off-shore registration of Kerala vehicles
According to office-bearers of Luxury Bus Owners Association Kerala, decision will significantly benefit Kerala’s public transport and tourism sectors
Ahead of UDF govt’s revised Budget, Thomas Isaac questions Kerala govt on bridging ₹20,000-crore shortfall
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Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to present Revised Budget in Assembly today
The budget will also be the first of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government which came to power in Kerala in May after a landslide victory in the April 9 Assembly polls
Kerala Revised Budget 2026-27 LIVE: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to present UDF government's first budget
The Budget is being keenly watched to see whether it includes any of the five Indira Guarantees promised by the UDF during the Assembly election campaign