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Kerala Budget casts wide welfare net ahead of polls
Financial Express Kochi
|January 30, 2026
WITH ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS just months away, the Pinarayi Vijayan government on Thursday presented a budget that reaches nearly every household in Kerala - from schoolchildren to working women to the most vulnerable — and earmarking a whopping ₹14,500 crore solely for welfare pensions during 2026-27.
Presenting the Left government’s final full budget before voters head to the polls, Finance Minister KN Balagopal unveiled a spending plan heavy on welfare, salary hikes and social security, alongside big promises on infrastructure and jobs.
यह कहानी Financial Express Kochi के January 30, 2026 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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