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The Andhra Pradesh authorities connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) presented a broad and forward-looking Budget for the fiscal twelvemonth 2026–27, with a full outlay of ₹3,32,205 crore. Of this, gross expenditure is estimated astatine ₹2,56,142 crore, portion superior expenditure stands astatine ₹48,697 crore, reflecting a continued accent connected plus instauration and semipermanent development.
The estimated gross shortage is pegged astatine ₹22,002 crore, accounting for 1.11% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), portion the fiscal shortage is projected astatine ₹75,868 crore, oregon 3.84 per cent of GSDP.
Presenting the Budget successful the State Assembly, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said the allocations bespeak the government’s committedness to inclusive growth, fiscal discipline, and sustainable development.
Emphasising the value of investing successful quality capital, helium announced that School Education has received the highest allocation of implicit ₹32,300 crore. This is followed by important outlays for Backward Classes (BC) Welfare astatine ₹23,650.88 crore. Social Welfare and EWS Welfare departments person been allocated ₹11,118.84 crore and ₹10,699.33 crore, respectively. “The choices we marque contiguous volition specify the aboriginal we volition spot tomorrow,” the Minister said, underlining the government’s semipermanent vision.
Agriculture and irrigation proceed to stay apical priorities. The authorities has earmarked ₹9,906 crore for large irrigation projects to fortify h2o information crossed the State, including ₹6,105 crore for the prestigious Polavaram Project.
Under husbandman payment initiatives, ₹6,600 crore has been allocated for the Annadata Sukhibhava scheme. Additionally, ₹1,927 crore has been acceptable speech for the Centre-sponsored Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and ₹190 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. To shield farmers from marketplace fluctuations, ₹500 crore has been allocated to the Price Stabilization Fund, ₹250 crore for harvest insurance, and ₹260 crore for fisheries payment initiatives.
On the payment front, ₹8,365 crore has been earmarked for the VB G RAM -G scheme, portion lodging programmes successful municipality and agrarian areas volition person ₹5,451 crore. The Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva Trust has been allocated ₹4,000 crore to heighten wellness sum for economically weaker sections. Another ₹4,000 crore has been earmarked for the Jal Jeevan Mission to guarantee harmless drinking h2o proviso crossed the State.
In the wellness sector, ₹2,144 crore has been allocated for Reproductive and Child Health programmes, and ₹838 crore nether the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. Sanitation and livelihoods person besides received focused attention, with ₹1,037 crore for the Swachh Bharat Mission and ₹955 crore for the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
Addressing concerns implicit debt, the Finance Minister said the erstwhile authorities had borrowed astatine involvement rates arsenic precocious arsenic 12.3%. The contiguous authorities has initiated indebtedness restructuring measures, renegotiating loans worthy ₹43,298 crore and securing yearly savings of ₹327 crore. It present aims to renegotiate an further ₹1.2 lakh crore successful debt, perchance redeeming ₹1,658 crore annually.
The Minister besides projected the instauration of an AP Wealth Fund with a effect corpus of ₹100 crore, inviting backstage equity information to make semipermanent wealthiness for the State.
Describing the Budget arsenic visionary and intentional, helium said it seeks to physique a stronger, self-reliant, and future-ready Andhra Pradesh portion maintaining fiscal work and developmental ambit.
