Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Friday presented the budget for the financial year 2026-27, announcing allocation of Rs 14,500 crore for social security pensions and hiking honorariums for ASHA and Anganwadi workers. Presenting the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government's sixth budget in the Legislative Assembly, Balagopal announced that the honorarium of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers has been hiked by Rs 1,000 per month and that of Anganwadi helpers by Rs 500. Kerala Budget 2026 | In the State Assembly, Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal says, "I am presenting the budget with great happiness and pride. This is the sixth budget that I am presenting. The budget also announced Rs 3,700 crore for the Chief Minister's Stree Suraksha Scheme.