UP Budget 2026–27: education and health
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What happened
- Basic education gets ₹77,622 crore. A new scheme of residential girls’ schools in blocks without Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas gets ₹580 crore; smart primary schools get ₹300 crore. [UP Budget]
- Medical education gets ₹14,997 crore, including ₹1,023 crore for 14 new medical colleges; health and family welfare gets ₹37,956 crore. [UP Budget]
Background
- UP has 81 medical colleges (45 government, 36 private); 16 unserved districts are to get colleges through PPP [UP Budget]. [UP Budget]
- Technical education spending rises 72 per cent and vocational education 88 per cent over 2025–26 [UP Budget]. [UP Budget]
Why it matters
- The big jumps are in technical and vocational education, which points to a skills push.
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How to use this in Mains
- The big jumps are in technical and vocational education, which points to a skills push.
Quotable data pointBasic education gets ₹77,622 crore. A new scheme of residential girls' schools in blocks without Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas gets ₹580 crore; smart primary schools get ₹300 crore [UP Budget].
UP Information Dept: Highlights & Salient Features of UP Budget 2026-27 (English)
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: social sector spending.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
Number of medical colleges in UP, per the 2026–27 budget highlights:
Answer (c) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
Official source: UP Information Dept: Highlights & Salient Features of UP Budget 2026-27 (English)
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