State budget of Uttarakhand presented , several thousand activists of Congress a d UKD protest at Gairsain, court arrests,admitted in hospitals, boycot by opposition of Ankita Bhandari issue
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is also the Finance Minister of Uttarakhand, presented the state budget for financial year 2026-27 at the Vidhan Bhavan in Bhararisain, Gairsain on 9th March 2026
1. First time Dhami presented the budget himself after taking over the Finance portfolio following the resignation of Premchand Agrawal in 2025.
2. First time in Uttarakhand’s history that the Budget was presented on the same day as the Governor’s Address.
Total Budget Size: Rs 1,11,703.21 crore – about 10% larger than 2025-26’s budget of ~Rs 1.01 lakh crore.
– Revenue Expenditure: Rs 64,989.44 crore
– Capital Expenditure: Rs 46,713.77 crore – showing focus on asset creation.
– Revenue Receipts: Rs 67,525.77 crore
– Capital Receipts: Rs 42,617.35 crore
– Revenue Surplus: Rs 2,536.33 crore – state has turned revenue surplus.
– Fiscal Deficit: Rs 12,579.70 crore (2.9% of GSDP) – within FRBM limit of 3%
– Projected GSDP for 2026-27: Rs 4,27,716 crore with 12% growth. GSDP for 2024-25 stood at Rs 3,81,889 crore vs Rs 2.54 lakh crore in 2021-22.
Dhami said the budget is built on two acronyms:
– GYAN – Gareeb (Poor), Yuva (Youth), Annadata (Farmer) and Nari (Women) – the four priority pillars.
– SANTULAN – 8 guiding principles: Inclusive development, self-reliance, new thinking, rapid growth, advanced villages and cities, public participation, economic strength and fair governance.
CM called it a budget “made for all sections of society” with inputs from stakeholders.
Major Sectoral Allocations:
– Education, Sports, Youth Welfare & Culture: Rs 12,660.60 cr
– Medical & Family Welfare: Rs 4,546.47 cr
– Public Works (roads and bridges): Rs 2,502 cr + PM Gram Sadak Yojana Rs 1,050 cr
– Annapurti Yojana (Food Security): Rs 1,300 cr
– Kumbh Mela 2027 Haridwar: ~ Rs 1,000 cr
– Gender Budget: Rs 19,692.02 cr (up from Rs 16,961 cr last year)
– PM Awas Yojana (Rural) Rs 298.35 cr, Urban Rs 56.12 cr
– Nanda Gaura Yojana: Rs 220 cr
– PM Matsya Sampada Yojana: Rs 160.13 cr
– Mission Apple Rs 42 cr, Trout promotion Rs 39.90 cr
– Free bus travel for women Rs 42 cr, Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra Rs 25 cr
– Spiritual Economic Zones – one each in Garhwal and Kumaon Rs 10 cr
– Mukhyamantri Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana Rs 10 cr
New Initiatives Announced:
– Phase II of Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission (14 temples in Kumaon)
– New Kedarkhand Mala Mission for pilgrimage sites in Garhwal
– Chief Minister Hub-and-SPOC model for skill development
The Budget Session was held March 9-13 at Bhararisain. Security was very tight – Assembly turned into high-security zone, temporary jails set up at Primary School Mehalchauri and PHC Malsi. On Day 1, Congress MLAs created a ruckus during Governor’s address shouting “Who is the VIP in the Ankita Bhandari murder case?” and walked out.
In Economic Survey presented by Principal Secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram, it was highlighted that Uttarakhand’s economy has grown more than 1.5 times in 3 years.
It may be noted that the cumulative fiscal deficit is more than Rs. 70000 crires
