Union Budget 2025-26: Major healthcare upgrades incoming
This year's Union Budget brings some big changes for healthcare in India.
Ayushman Bharat, the government's flagship health scheme, will now cover almost one crore gig workers—think delivery partners and freelancers—who didn't have any formal health safety net before.
Plus, treatments just got a bit more affordable with customs duties dropped on 36 life-saving medicines.
More seats, more support, better access
To tackle the shortage of doctors, 10,000 new medical seats are being added across the country.
The health ministry gets a boost too, with over ₹98,000 crore set aside to fund key programs like Ayushman Bharat and the National Health Mission.
The budget also promises new cancer centers in district hospitals and better digital connectivity for rural clinics—steps aimed at making quality healthcare more accessible to everyone.