<h1>Punjab Budget 2025-26: Focus on Drug Eradication, Universal Health Insurance, and Crop Diversification Incentives</h1> Punjab's Finance Minister presented a Rs 2.36 lakh crore budget for FY 2025-26, prioritizing the fight against the state's drug problem and allocating Rs 5,598 crore to the health sector. The budget introduces a 'drug census' to gather data for a strategic approach to drug eradication and extends the state health insurance scheme universally, covering all 65 lakh families. It includes a Rs 10 lakh annual insurance cover, with an additional Rs 5 lakh top-up for those in central schemes. The budget also addresses agriculture with incentives for crop diversification and a Rs 9,992 crore power subsidy.