Kerala Budget 2026 vows ₹14,500 crore boost for pensions; pay hikes announced for ASHA and Anganwadi workers
With Assembly elections on the horizon, Kerala’s Left-led government on Thursday unveiled a strongly welfare-oriented Budget for 2026–27, signalling a renewed push to consolidate social support through higher pensions, wage hikes for grassroots workers and expanded public programmes. Presenting the sixth Budget of the second government headed by Pinarayi Vijayan in the State Legislative Assembly,…
