The Kannur district panchayat budget for 2026–27 allocated ₹35 crore for education and ₹14 crore for agriculture, with a strong emphasis on women-friendly initiatives and welfare measures across sectors.
The budget was presented by district panchayat vice-president T. Shabna.
Education
Highlighting the sustained gains from earlier initiatives such as the Mukulam and Smile projects, the budget allocated ₹10 crore for infrastructure development in schools, ₹5 crore for renovation of playgrounds and smart classrooms, and ₹5 crore for the purchase of laptops and desktop computers.
Other major allocations are ₹1 million for the construction of an auditorium, new building and toilets and ₹50,00,000 for the construction of compound walls and purchase of furniture. Upgradation of laboratories in higher secondary schools will receive ₹75 crore and ₹10 crore for purchase of equipment.
The Smile Comprehensive Education project was allocated ₹45,000, while ₹50,00,000 was earmarked as the panchayat’s share for the Samagra Shiksha scheme. ₹50,000 was allocated for the “Vision Olympics” sports promotion program, while ₹20,000,000 was earmarked for yoga, karate and culinary training in schools.
₹3,00,000 has been earmarked for the ‘Space’ project to provide a school experience to bedridden students.
Agriculture
₹2.3 million has been earmarked to support rice cultivation. An amount of ₹50 crore has been earmarked for solar hanging fencing along the forest edges to prevent encroachment by wild animals.
The dairy sector will receive ₹2.53 crore.
Health and well-being
₹11.16 crore has been allocated to the health sector. Of this, ₹ 7.8 crore is for the development of Kannur District Hospital.
An amount of ₹ 12 crore has been earmarked as the panchayat’s share for the LIFE housing programme. The welfare scheme for the elderly is ₹ 1.21 crore, including recreation centers and cultural festivals.
In the budget, ₹6.65 crore was earmarked for Scheduled Caste welfare, while ₹5 crore was allocated for Scheduled Tribe welfare.
The road works received ₹25 million: ₹15 million for maintenance and ₹10 million for macadam tarring. An amount of ₹1 million has been earmarked for identifying land for an industrial park and ₹50 million for tourism development.
₹10,000,000 has been earmarked for the net carbon reduction project, while ₹2 trillion has been earmarked for the mobile sewage treatment plant.
Published – March 4, 2026 0:10 AM IST
