Kerala Budget 2026: Major Welfare Boost with ₹14,500 Crore for Pensions, Worker Pay Hikes
Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal presented the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government’s final budget on January 29, 2026, allocating ₹14,500 crore for social security pensions and hiking monthly wages by ₹1,000 each for anganwadi and ASHA workers. The budget also sets aside ₹400 crore for the Chief Minister’s Connect Work Scholarship scheme
