Overview
- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹500 crore package for the upliftment of families of former ULFA members in the Union Budget 2026-27.
- The ₹500 crore is earmarked as the initial release from the accord’s ₹5,000 crore fund to implement development projects proposed under the peace settlement.
- Seven special packages totaling ₹1,046 crore were outlined for the Northeast, including ₹156 crore for Bodoland Territorial Council, ₹200 crore for Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council, ₹100 crore for Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council, ₹70 crore each for Adivasi groups and the Dimasa people in Assam, and ₹50 crore for Tripura’s tribal communities.
- The budget launches a Buddhist-circuit development scheme across Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura to promote tourism and heritage sites.
- Mental-health measures include establishing NIMHANS-2 in the northeastern region and upgrading the Ranchi and Tezpur national mental-health institutes as regional apex centers.