AAP Slams Haryana Budget 2026-27, Flags Rising Debt And Shortfall In Welfare Spending

The article reports AAP's critique of Haryana Budget 2026-27, focusing on high debt levels, significant reliance on borrowings, and insufficient funding for education, health, and women welfare schemes, raising concerns about transparency and long-term development.

Haryana Budget 2026-27 is drawing sharp criticism from the Aam Aadmi Party, which claims that working people in the state are again feeling deceived. AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda argues that the document presented by Chief Minister Nayab Singh is focused on debt and broken promises, not balanced development.

Dhanda alleges that the government’s public claims differ from the underlying numbers in Haryana Budget 2026-27. Official statements put the state debt above ₹3.5 lakh crore, but AAP estimates the real liability closer to ₹5 lakh crore. According to Dhanda, this growing gap raises serious questions about transparency in fiscal reporting.

Haryana Budget 2026-27 debt structure and repayment burden

The party highlights that nearly 34 percent of Haryana Budget 2026-27 revenue is projected to come from borrowings. Dhanda points out that about 30 percent of total spending, around ₹67,000 crore, will go only towards servicing old loans. For AAP, such dependence on debt represents a financial load, not a growth strategy.

Dhanda states that this pattern converts Haryana Budget 2026-27 into what is described as “Debt Fair”, where fresh loans feed past liabilities instead of generating new assets. AAP argues that when such a large slice of funds retires previous debt, fewer resources remain for sectors like infrastructure, health and education.

Haryana Budget 2026-27 and women’s welfare allocations

A key political charge concerns pre-2024 Assembly election promises. Dhanda recalls that the BJP had pledged ₹2100 every month, without conditions, to every woman in Haryana. In Haryana Budget 2026-27, AAP notes that only ₹6,500 crore is earmarked for the Lado Lakshmi scheme, which Dhanda says contradicts that earlier assurance.

According to AAP’s calculation, around 1 crore women would need support if that promise was honoured. At ₹2100 per month, the annual requirement would be roughly ₹22,000 crore, far above the current allocation in Haryana Budget 2026-27. Dhanda adds that so far nearly 9 lakh women are receiving benefits, which the party sees as a shortfall against expectations.

Haryana Budget 2026-27 spending on education and health

Dhanda also targets Haryana Budget 2026-27 for what is called weak prioritisation of education. Under the National Education Policy, states are advised to spend at least 6 percent on education. AAP claims Haryana has set aside only 1.9 percent, which the party believes undercuts long-term skill development.

Vacancies deepen this concern. Dhanda cites 15,451 vacant teaching posts in government schools and more than 2,400 unfilled teaching and non-teaching posts in colleges. AAP questions how youth prospects can improve if classrooms lack staff, and argues that Haryana Budget 2026-27 does not address this human resource gap.

Health allocations in Haryana Budget 2026-27 are criticised as well. The National Health Policy suggests at least 8 percent of state budgets go to health, but Dhanda says Haryana has provided only 6.02 percent. AAP links this with shortages of doctors and medicines, and poor conditions in rural health centres across the state.

Dhanda lists specific institutions to underline AAP’s case against Haryana Budget 2026-27. Rewari AIIMS remains incomplete despite several years. Gurugram civil hospital is described as struggling, while Rohtak PGI, Khanpur medical facilities and Kalpana Chawla Medical College are also portrayed as facing deterioration and resource stress.

For Dhanda, Haryana Budget 2026-27 shows that the BJP government is favouring “Fake Figures Play” over citizen needs. AAP argues that taking loans for applause and presenting unfinished promises as achievements cannot continue, and says the party will stand with Haryana residents while raising their concerns within the political arena.