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Kerala’s Gender Budget outlay up by ₹746.87 crore
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Kerala’s Gender Budget outlay for 2026-27 is ₹5,586.99 crore, an increase of ₹746.87 crore from the allocation of ₹4,840.12 crore in the past financial year.
The allocation accounts for 22% of the total Plan outlay, higher than 20.8% last year.
In 2017-18 when the first Gender Budget was presented, the outlay was ₹2,315.82 crore.
The resource allocation for 90-100% women specific schemes is ₹2,628.27 crore (10.35% of total Plan Budget), lower than ₹2,521.2 crore in 2025-26.
The total allocation in the Child Budget as a percent of the total Plan outlay is 7.15%, down from 7.36% in 2025-26.