Sikkim Presents Rs 19,215 Crore Budget for 2026-27

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Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang presented a Rs 19,215 crore state budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly on 20 July 2026.
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Net expenditure after recoveries stands at Rs 18,455 crore, with Rs 11,733 crore for revenue expenditure and Rs 5,896 crore for capital expenditure.
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Health provisions include statewide HPV screening for about 1.5 lakh women and a new Renal Transplant Programme at STNM Hospital.
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The budget projects Sikkim's GSDP at Rs 62,973 crore for 2026-27 under the 'Viksit Sikkim @2047' vision.

●Budget size: Rs 19,215 crore (gross); Rs 18,455 crore (net, after recoveries)
●Presented by: CM Prem Singh Tamang, 20 July 2026
●Revenue expenditure: Rs 11,733 crore; Capital expenditure: Rs 5,896 crore
●Rs 2,460 crore earmarked for Centrally Sponsored Schemes
●Projected GSDP (2026-27): Rs 62,973 crore

HPV screening

Statewide, for ~1.5 lakh women aged 30-65

Renal Transplant Programme

First in Sikkim, at STNM Hospital

New medical college

Sikkim Government Medical College, Sochakgang — 100 MBBS seats annually

Sikkim Legislative Assembly

Unicameral state legislature; 32 members

Head: -HQ: Gangtok

The budget's emphasis on capital expenditure alongside health infrastructure (a first renal transplant programme, a new medical college) reflects Sikkim's push, under its 'Viksit Sikkim @2047' vision, to expand healthcare access in a small Himalayan state where such tertiary care has traditionally required travel to larger cities.

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Gross State Domestic Product — the state-level equivalent of GDP, measuring value of goods and services produced within a state

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•Sikkim 2026-27 budget: Rs 19,215 crore, presented by CM Prem Singh Tamang on 20 July 2026
•Sikkim Legislative Assembly: unicameral, 32 members

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