Kerala Revised Budget 2026-27 LIVE: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to present UDF government's first budget
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan is set to present the UDF government's first revised budget for 2026-27. The budget aims to balance fiscal health with welfare commitments and development projects.
Why it matters
The budget will determine the state's economic trajectory and the feasibility of the government's social welfare promises.
The Congress-led UDF government’s Revised Budget for 2026-27, to be presented by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Friday (June 19, 2026) faces the challenge of finding the middle ground between re-aligning Kerala’s fiscal space for tackling the concerns raised in the White Paper on State finances and mobilising additional revenue for development and welfare, notably the Indira Guarantees and the ‘dream projects.’
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