<h1>State budget proposes Department of Future and AI Mission, plus a fund backed startup push and welfare measures.</h1> The 2025-26 state budget prioritises institutional creation and program funding to build technological capacity and social welfare. Key proposals include establishing a Department of Future, launching a Haryana AI Mission with pledged external assistance and AI hubs in targeted urban centres, creating a fund of funds to promote startups, and setting up horticulture research and market infrastructure. Social measures include a monthly women assistance scheme and an authority for substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation, with specific budgetary allocations to implement these initiatives.