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In a solution passed connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026), the Kerala Assembly slammed the Centre for its “continuing neglect of Kerala,” a concern which, it said, was reflected ever much powerfully successful the Union Budget 2026-27.
The solution sought the Centre’s urgent attraction to demands made by Kerala, including an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and support for a high-speed obstruction corridor that were “ignored” successful the Union Budget.
The House adopted the solution successful the lack of the Congress-led Opposition UDF, which had boycotted the Assembly proceedings earlier successful the greeting implicit the Sabarimala golden theft issue.
Opposition not informed: Satheesan
Speaking to the media extracurricular the Assembly, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said the authorities had not informed the Opposition astir the resolution. The substance was neither discussed successful the Business Advisory Committee of the House nor was the Opposition informed astir it done the Minister handling Parliamentary Affairs, helium said.
The resolution, presented by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conscionable days aft Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget successful Parliament, powerfully urged the Centre to “correct its attack to Kerala and guarantee justness to the State, respecting the tone of cooperative federalism and the request for the balanced improvement of the nation.”
Mr. Vijayan presented the solution successful accordance with Rule 118 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business successful the Kerala Assembly which deals with authorities resolutions.
“The wide improvement of the federation hinges connected the balanced improvement of each its regions. The ruination of 1 portion whitethorn pb to a wide enervation. That is the crushed wherefore the Constitution opted for an attack that looked beyond determination differences. But the latest Union Budget upsets this argumentation overmuch much than successful the erstwhile years,” the solution said.
It goes connected to adhd that “the continuing neglect of Kerala, a State that has made commendable advancement done a globally-acknowledged improvement paradigm, is an insult” to the antiauthoritarian national principle. That the Union authorities has been paying scant respect to its conscionable demands has been a substance of utmost dismay to Kerala society, it added.
Demanding urgent support for an AIIMS, the solution pointed retired that Kerala has been seeking 1 for much than 2 decades. Although the State authorities had identified the onshore and initiated measures to unafraid it, nary enactment has been forthcoming from the portion of the Union government, it said.
The Union Budget has besides ignored the State’s repeated demands for a high-speed obstruction corridor. Such a corridor would considerably trim the clip taken to question the 573-km north-south region of the State – which present consumes astir 13 hours – thereby adding gait to the State’s progress. “Whatever beryllium the method model, a high-speed obstruction strategy is an imperative for the State,” it said.
Other demands
The Centre has besides ignored different demands made by the State, including a manager factory, condition-free viability spread backing for the Vizhinjam seaport project, constituent of telephone installation for the Kannur planetary airdrome and enactment for the landslide-affected families successful Wayanad district, the solution said.
Replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee model with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) had reduced the Central assistance for the employment warrant scheme. On apical of this, the outlay for it has been reduced from ₹88,000 crore to ₹30,000 crore successful the Union Budget. This simplification volition person superior consequences for Kerala, it said.
The solution besides reiterated the State’s grievances with respect to Central fiscal policies and the curbs placed connected its borrowing space. Further, it pointed retired that the 16th Finance Commission determination not to let Revenue Deficit Grants to States would deprive Kerala of ₹53,000 crore which it received nether the 15th Finance Commission grant period. “The Union authorities is imposing an economical blockade connected Kerala, a State that seeks to determination up by giving adjacent value to infrastructure improvement and payment measures,” it said.
The solution accused the Centre of subjecting Kerala to “discrimination and neglect, shrinking its economical resources,” withholding Central shares of Centrally sponsored schemes and ignoring the infrastructure improvement of the State.
“The federation is susceptible of holding its caput precocious successful beforehand of the planetary assemblage lone erstwhile each its States are secure, developed and prosperous. No federation tin basal gangly with pridefulness by weakening its States,” the papers said.
