Budget 2027 sets aside Rs. 230 billion for Aswesuma and social support, raising monthly payments for kidney patients and persons with disabilities from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,500.
Low-income families building a home under the government housing programme will receive Rs. 1.5 million per house, up from Rs. 1 million.
For students and teachers:
Teacher trainees at Colleges of Education will get Rs. 20,000 a month, up from Rs. 10,500.
Students on interest-free loans for private degrees will get Rs. 10,000 a month for living expenses, up from Rs. 6,250.
Rs. 100 million will fund free eyeglasses for schoolchildren.
The Rs. 30,000 per hectare fertilizer subsidy is extended to other food crops grown on paddy lands, and accidental death compensation for fishermen doubles from Rs. 1 million to Rs. 2 million.
