Puducherry Budget 2025-26 Unveils ₹13,600 Cr Outlay with Focus on Welfare and Sustainability

Chief Minister N. Rangasamy announces major financial aid for women, students, and green initiatives in the union territory's new budget.

The ₹13,600 crore budget allocates ₹11,624.7 crore for revenue expenditure, ₹1,975.3 crore for capital expenditure, and ₹689 crore for green projects.
Monthly financial aid for women heads of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families is proposed to increase from ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 starting in FY26.
A ₹1,000 monthly assistance for three years has been introduced for students pursuing higher education after attending government schools from classes 6 to 12.
Environmental measures include a Green Mobility Policy with subsidies for electric vehicles, elimination of single-use plastics, and a ₹1,433 crore coastal resilience project awaiting approval.
Additional initiatives include increasing MLA local area development funds, expanding financial aid for students and pensioners, and modernizing infrastructure, including a new bus stand named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.