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COVER STORY BUDGET
UNION

2026-27

Health

Budget Forms

the Backbone of

Social Security

The health budget not only focuses
on strengthening infrastructure
but also aims to provide accessible,
affordable, and quality healthcare
services to every person…

Ministry of
Health and Family ₹1,06,530.42 crore
Welfare Budget:
194% cumulative growth has been
registered in the health budget
over the last 12 years

Cancer Medicines Made Affordable: Geriatric Care: 150,000 care
A complete exemption from basic providers will be trained over the
customs duty has been proposed on 17 next five years for geriatric care
life-saving medicines for cancer patients. and related services.
In addition, seven more rare diseases
have been included for exemption from Medical Tourism Service
import duty on privately imported Hubs: To develop India as
medicines, drugs, and food items for a medical tourism service
special medical purposes. hub, states will be supported
in establishing five regional
Mental Health and Trauma Care: medical centers in partnership
NIMHANS-2 will be established for with the private sector. These
mental health. National Mental Health centers will include medical,
Institutes in Ranchi and Tezpur will educational, and research
also be upgraded as regional apex facilities.
institutions.
District Hospitals: The
Research: The budget for medical capabilities of 50% of district
research has been increased by 24% to hospitals will be strengthened
over ₹4,821 crore from Budget 2026-27 by establishing emergency and
onwards. trauma care centers.

24 NEW INDIA SAMACHAR || February 16-28, 2026