Puducherry government announces free tablet PCs for students, ₹3,000-worth gift items for newborns, enhancement of marriage assistance in 2026-27 Budget
The Puducherry government has unveiled its 2026-27 budget, featuring new welfare schemes including free tablets for students and increased financial assistance for marriages and newborns. The budget aims to support education and social welfare for economically disadvantaged families in the Union Territory.
Why it matters
These populist measures reflect the government's strategy to improve social indicators and provide direct economic relief to specific demographics within the region.
Presenting a budgetary outlay of ₹14,300 crore for 2026-27 in the Puducherry Assembly, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Monday announced a scheme to provide free tablet PCs to students of Classes 9 and 10; distribute gift items worth ₹3,000 to newborns; enhance freedom fighters pension and marriage assistance to brides belonging to the Below Poverty Line category in the Union Territory.
Delivering the first Budget of the National Democratic Alliance government after the front returned to power in the 2026 Assembly polls in the Union Territory, Mr. Rangasamy, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said the AINRC-BJP government has decided to distribute free tablet PCs to government and government-aided school students studying in Classes 9 and 10.
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