Budget 2025-26: 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs, 10,000 more medical seats, cancer day-care centres in all district hospitals
On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs in government schools over 5 years and Day Care Cancer Centres in all district hospitals over 3 years.
Summary
On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced that 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in government schools in the next 5 years, along with a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for education with an outlay of ₹500 crore and broadband connectivity under BharatNet for all government secondary schools and primary health centres in rural areas. In health, 10,000 additional medical seats will be added next year, towards 75,000 seats in 5 years, and Day Care Cancer Centres will be set up in all district hospitals in the next 3 years, 200 of them in 2025-26. Gig workers on online platforms will get identity cards, e-Shram registration and healthcare under PM Jan Arogya Yojana, which is likely to help nearly 1 crore gig workers.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 1 Feb 2025, Parliament, New Delhi
- Atal Tinkering Labs
- 50,000 in government schools in 5 years
- AI in education
- Centre of Excellence, ₹500 crore
- BharatNet
- Broadband to rural government secondary schools and PHCs
- Medical seats
- 10,000 next year; 75,000 in 5 years
- Day Care Cancer Centres
- All district hospitals in 3 years; 200 in 2025-26
- Gig workers
- ID cards, e-Shram, PM-JAY; nearly 1 crore
Practice MCQs 4 questions
How many Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in government schools over the next 5 years, as announced in the Union Budget 2025-26?
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Correct answer: C — 50,000
PIB (1 Feb 2025): 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in government schools in the next 5 years.
What outlay did the Union Budget 2025-26 provide for a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for education?
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Correct answer: B — ₹500 crore
PIB (1 Feb 2025): a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for education with a total outlay of ₹500 crore.
According to the Union Budget 2025-26, how many medical seats are to be added over the next 5 years?
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Correct answer: D — 75,000
Budget speech: 10,000 additional seats will be added in the next year, towards the goal of adding 75,000 seats in the next 5 years.
Consider the following statements about the Union Budget 2025-26: 1. Day Care Cancer Centres will be set up in all district hospitals in the next 3 years. 2. Gig workers on online platforms will be given healthcare under PM Jan Arogya Yojana. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Budget speech and PIB Highlights: Day Care Cancer Centres in all district hospitals in the next 3 years (200 in 2025-26), and healthcare under PM Jan Arogya Yojana for gig workers. Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.