This move, as per Sitharaman, comes due to the lack of mental health institutions in North India.

Budget 2026 proposes setting up NIMHANS 2 in North India and upgrading the Ranchi mental health institute as the government places renewed focus on mental healthcare infrastructure.

The exemption of basic customs duty on 17 cancer drugs and the addition of seven rare diseases to the list eligible for duty-free personal imports have been widely described as a patient-first reform.

New Delhi: The announcement of a ‘NIMHANS of the north’ in the Union Budget is a move that could strengthen India’s mental health system, psychiatrists have said. The new national institute is ...

Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government's plan to establish NIMHANS 2.0, a premier mental health institute in North India, ...

In Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the expansion of the Lakpati Didi programme to help women transition from credit-linked livelihoods to enterprise ownership. The ...

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as ...

Union Budget 2026 announces NIMHANS-2 in north India, expanded trauma care, duty-free cancer drugs, and higher health spending to tackle rising disease burden.

Ranchi to host NIMHANS 2.0, enhancing mental healthcare infrastructure in northern India alongside upgrades to key mental health institutions.

Union Budget 2026 waives customs duty on cancer and rare disease drugs, proposes NIMHANS 2 in North India and announces new ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Sunday, February 1 ...

Budget 2026 Highlights: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented India’s 80th budget today in Parliament. This was ...