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The Kerala authorities has enhanced the outlay for wide acquisition successful the State Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal twelvemonth presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal successful the Assembly connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).
The Budget has earmarked ₹1,128.71 crore for continuing activities related to improving standards and maintaining the State’s achievements successful the schoolhouse acquisition sector. The allocation for schoolhouse acquisition past twelvemonth was ₹1,083.82 crore.
A important announcement successful the Budget is an accident/life security strategy for students successful Classes I to XII. Arrangements for the strategy person been made and an magnitude of ₹15 crore acceptable speech for it.
The monthly wages of pre-primary teachers has been accrued by ₹1,000 and the regular wages of noon-meal workers successful schools hiked by ₹25.
Activities to amended world standards and prime successful schoolhouse acquisition arsenic portion of the Comprehensive Quality Education Programme person got ₹56.25 crore. This is much than the allocation past year.
An magnitude of ₹167 crore has been allocated for primary, secondary and vocational higher secondary categories.
The teacher grooming and empowerment programme has been earmarked ₹10 crore. An magnitude of ₹21.25 crore has earmarked for the activities, including mentation of integer textbooks, of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). The SCERT has besides begun the process of formulating a peculiar program for sports schools.
An magnitude of ₹7.4 crore has been earmarked for constructing multi-storeyed buildings for authorities higher secondary schools; ₹42 crore has been earmarked for modernisation activities, including ₹10 crore for maintaining schoolhouse facilities and ₹1 crore for effectual discarded absorption successful schools.
An magnitude of ₹150.34 crore has been allocated for the escaped organisation of schoolhouse uniforms.
Inclusion programmes
A full of ₹102.64 crore is earmarked for continuing inclusion programmes successful the acquisition sector. An magnitude of ₹11 crore has been allocated for the Barrier-Free Schools scheme. An magnitude of ₹62 crore has been earmarked for giving fiscal assistance to institutions providing attraction to children facing intelligence challenges, and ₹10.15 crore acceptable isolated for C.H Mohammed Koya Memorial State Institute for the Mentally Challenged.
Scholarship strategy
An magnitude of ₹7.9 crore is allocated for a assistance strategy for higher secondary and vocational higher secondary students belonging to the beneath the poorness enactment (BPL) category.
The Budget has allocated ₹14.5 crore to guarantee continuity successful studies, prime of acquisition and advancement successful the grades of students belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
An magnitude of ₹55 crore is allocated arsenic State stock for the Centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha scheme, a immense driblet from ₹340 crore past year. In summation to this, an magnitude of ₹23 crore is earmarked for assorted activities implemented done the Samagra Shiksha Kerala task directorate.
The allocation for Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education remains unchanged astatine ₹38.5 crore.
For Midday meal
Besides the State stock of ₹150 crore, an further ₹260.66 crore has been acceptable isolated for the midday repast and supplementary nutrition schemes, taking the full to ₹410.66 crore.
An magnitude of ₹12 crore has been acceptable speech for the Directorate of General Education successful bid to make a sports civilization to mould steadfast students. This magnitude is ₹7.4 crore much than the allocation past time.
