Allotted to the Union Ministry of Health, New Delhi ₹1,06,530.42 crore in the 2026-27 budget, a 10 percent increase over 2025-26, the government proposed a scheme to help states set up five regional medical centers in partnership with the private sector to promote India as a major medical tourism destination.
Budget: Ministry of Health allocation increases by 10 percent, 5 regional medical centers; Training AHPs, focus on caringWhile presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said these hubs will serve as integrated healthcare complexes combining medical, educational and research facilities.
The minister said that the existing institutions for allied health care professionals would be upgraded and new AHP institutions would be set up in the private and public sectors.
“It will cover 10 selected disciplines including optometry, radiology, anaesthesia, OT technology, applied psychology and behavioral health and will add 100,000 AHPs over the next five years,” he said.
Sitharaman said a robust care ecosystem covering geriatric and allied care services will be created and, in the coming year, 1.5 lakh caregivers will be trained in related skills, such as wellness, yoga and operation of medical and assistive devices.
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of ₹1,06,530.42 crore allocated to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ₹101,709.21 crores have been allocated for the Department of Health and Family Welfare and ₹4,821.21 crore for health research department.
For the first time, the Union Ministry of Health gave the allocation ₹1,000 crore for allied healthcare professionals.
Among the centrally sponsored schemes, the allocation for the National Health Mission has been increased ₹37100.07 crores in 2025-36 ₹39,390 crore in 2026-27. Further, the allocation for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has been increased from Rs 8,995 crore. ₹9,500 crore, marking a growth of 5.6 percent.
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The budget allocation for the National Tele-Mental Health Program has been slightly increased ₹45 crore from Tk ₹51 crore has been allocated to the National Digital Health Mission ₹350 crore from ₹324.26 crore in FY 2026-27.
Budgetary allocation for autonomous bodies has increased ₹21,901.98 crore in 2024-25 ₹22,343.97 crore in 2026-27.
Allocation increased for AIIMS, New Delhi ₹5,238.70 crore from ₹5500.92 crores, while ICMR has been allotted Rs ₹4821.21 crore, recording a growth of nearly 10 percent.
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