<h1>Kerala Budget 2025-26: Welfare Schemes Unaffected Despite Crisis; Major Funds for Rehabilitation, Scholarships, and Tourism Boost</h1> Kerala's Finance Minister presented the 2025-26 budget, highlighting that despite a severe financial crisis, welfare schemes and development projects remained unaffected. The budget includes a Rs 750 crore rehabilitation project for Wayanad landslide victims, with an estimated total rehabilitation cost of Rs 2,221 crore. The state allocated Rs 3,820 crore for minority and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes scholarships, with an additional Rs 200 crore for the 'Marg Deepam' project. Other allocations include funds for bio-ethanol research, vehicle replacement, and wildlife management. The budget also introduced the K-Homes project to boost tourism and announced infrastructure developments like the Thiruvananthapuram metro.