Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu: Department-Wise Schemes Update 2026

Policy Update
Ninchen Tamang

Background

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH&DD) is a Union Territory formed on 26 January 2020 through the merger of two erstwhile UTs, with Daman as capital. It spans three districts, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu, across 603 sq km (IBEF, 2026). As a UT without legislature, it is administered by an Administrator under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), with its budget placed before Parliament as Demand No. 54 (Ministry of Finance, 2026).

The Union Budget 2026-27 allocates a net ₹2,832.70 crore to DNH&DD under Demand No. 54, split between ₹1,100 crore capital and ₹1,732.70 crore revenue expenditure, reflecting a capital-oriented push. Priorities centre on infrastructure, education, industry, power, health, water supply and general administration.

The UT’s economic identity is industrial: it produces about 28% of India’s plastics and roughly 80% of its texturised-yarn output, with merchandise exports of ₹40,209 crore (US$4.65 billion) in FY25 (IBEF, 2026). Welfare delivery runs through Aadhaar-seeded Direct Benefit Transfer and the UT’s Schemes/Programmes portal.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Budget 2026-27): Department-Wise Overview

DNH&DD implements a mix of Union schemes, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, and UT-specific programmes across health, education, agriculture, fisheries, industry, social welfare, tribal development, urban development, infrastructure, tourism, transport and power.

Home, Police and Prisons: The Police Welfare head receives ₹22.16 crore (₹0.10 crore revenue, ₹22.06 crore capital) for constructing, augmenting and renovating police and Indian Reserve Battalion buildings. This is a budget head, not a discrete scheme. In 2026, the UT reportedly proposed recruitment rules for Sub-Inspectors, Inspectors and Constables.

Fire and Emergency Services: The Up-gradation of Fire Fighting Services head gets ₹12.55 crore (₹0.31 crore revenue, ₹12.24 crore capital) for equipment and service upgrades, with no distinct launch year.

Disaster Management: The Relief on Account of Natural Calamities head receives ₹1.83 crore, fully revenue expenditure, covering calamity and victim relief as a continuing function rather than a scheme.

Finance and Taxation: Treasury, Accounts, VAT/GST and Excise functions sit within general establishment expenditure, with no separate programme head in Demand No. 54.

Food and Civil Supplies: The Public Distribution System receives ₹2.00 crore, entirely revenue, covering food storage, warehousing and civil supplies. Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology remain a continuing regulatory framework rather than a new scheme.

Transport: Road transport falls under UT administration, but budget provisions appear separately under Roads and Bridges and Civil Aviation. No standalone Transport scheme with a verified launch year was identified.

Information Technology and E-Governance: Key initiatives include the e-District Project (notified 2015) and State Services Delivery Gateway e-governance work (2016), alongside 2026 CCTV surveillance procurement. No dedicated 2026-27 IT budget head exists.

Cooperative Societies: The Registrar of Cooperative Societies operates within the Agriculture and Allied Activities head; the full ₹13.26 crore allocation should not be read as a Cooperation Department figure. No distinct scheme was confirmed.

Agriculture and Allied Activities: This head receives ₹13.26 crore (₹3.84 crore revenue, ₹9.42 crore capital), covering crop husbandry, soil conservation, animal husbandry, fisheries and cooperation. Associated central schemes include:

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): approved 1 July 2015 for irrigation and water-use efficiency. A 2022-23 PIB parliamentary reply states no PMKSY project operates in DNHⅅ this conflict is unresolved and should be verified with the current Agriculture Department before describing PMKSY as active.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): launched 18 February 2016, implemented nationwide from Kharif 2016 (PIB, 2016).
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH): a national horticulture programme delivered through States and UTs.

Fisheries: Fisheries sit within Agriculture and Allied Activities but function as a distinct department. The main scheme is the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), implemented nationally FY2020-21 to FY2024-25. A PIB release (3 December 2024) confirms DNH&DD PMMSY projects worth ₹135.17 crore, covering ponds, ornamental fish units, cold storage, a seaweed brood bank, value-added fish enterprises, transport vehicles, freshwater aquaculture, and the Vanakbara smart fishing harbour in Diu.

Three UT-run schemes outside PMMSY were also confirmed: assistance for fishermen captured by Pakistan’s Marine Security Agency (157 beneficiaries), a fisheries equipment subsidy (275 beneficiaries), and assistance for calamity- or accident-affected fishermen (36 beneficiaries). The ₹13.26 crore sectoral allocation should not be equated with PMMSY funding specifically.

Forests, Wildlife and Environment: This head receives ₹94.67 crore (₹52.63 crore revenue, ₹42.04 crore capital), also engaging the Pollution Control Committee, with no single applicable launch year.

Power and Renewable Energy: The Transmission and Distribution of Power head gets ₹0.10 crore (₹0.06 crore revenue, ₹0.04 crore capital), covering infrastructure and the Integrated Rural Energy Programme; renewable energy work also appears under “Other Expenditure of UT.”

Health and Family Welfare: The Medical and Health Schemes head receives ₹284.01 crore (₹6.85 crore revenue, ₹277.16 crore capital), covering disease-control programmes, Matru Samruddhi Yojana, Save the Girl Child, HIV/AIDS assistance, and health-facility upgrades. Matru Samruddhi Yojana and Save the Girl Child (locally, Dikri Development Scheme) both took effect 1 April 2007 (National Health Portal; Directorate of Health, Diu). An unverified secondary source claims Matru Samruddhi Yojana was discontinued from 1 June 2017; no official confirmation exists, so it should not be presented as currently active without caveat.

The UT’s Ayushman Bharat page confirms delivery of the National Health Mission, National TB Elimination Programme, National Programme for Non-Communicable Diseases, Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme, Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, Ayushman Bharat, PM-JAY (launched 2018), Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, Health and Wellness Centres, and the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. Note: NHM’s “2013” launch date covers only the NUHM/NHM umbrella; the National Rural Health Mission component dates to 2005.

School Education: The Education Schemes head receives ₹109.74 crore (₹15.67 crore revenue, ₹94.07 crore capital) for elementary, secondary, higher and technical education and school infrastructure. Key programmes include Samagra Shiksha (national rollout from 2018-19, subsuming Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education per PIB, 2018), the RTE Act 2009 framework, PM POSHAN, and Pre- and Post-Matric Scholarships for SC/ST/OBC and minority students. Saraswati Vidya Yojana, a UT scheme for girls, had its fee-reimbursement component operating by AY2019-20, with a bicycle-distribution component launched 25 February 2021 (myScheme).

Higher and Technical Education: Covered within the Education head; Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA, launched 2013) has historically applied. No separate 2026-27 budget line exists.

Skill Development and ITIs: The Industrial Training Institutes head gets ₹0.20 crore, entirely capital. ITIs run under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (introduced 1950; state/UT administration from 1956), alongside Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) phases.

Industries and District Industries Centre: The Industrial Promotion Schemes head receives ₹50.00 crore, entirely revenue, covering the Investment Promotion Scheme (IPS) and industrial-area infrastructure. The current IPS cycle runs 20 May 2022 to 19 May 2027, succeeding an earlier IPS notified 3 July 2015 (Gazette notification; UT Single Window Portal). References to separate 2015 IPS variants for textiles and MSMEs could not be independently confirmed as distinct schemes. National programmes delivered here include the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme and PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises. The ₹50 crore figure is the broader industrial-promotion head, not an IPS-specific allocation.

Labour and Employment: The Labour Welfare head receives ₹0.50 crore for welfare activities and food provision for unorganised-sector workers. myScheme also lists Skill Development for Construction Workers and Pension for Construction Workers under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (launch years unstated). Rojgar Melas are reportedly organised through the District Industries Centre.

Social Welfare and Women and Child Development: This department covers Mission Vatsalya, Mission Shakti, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, SC/OBC welfare, disability, transgender and senior-citizen welfare, and drug-demand reduction, though UT-level departmental documentation remains unverified even as the national schemes are well recorded. Mission Vatsalya, Mission Shakti and Saksham Anganwadi/Poshan 2.0 were restructured through 2021-22 to 2025-26 (Poshan 2.0 guidelines issued 2021), subsuming older schemes including ICDS (1975) and POSHAN Abhiyaan (2018); they should not be described simply as “launched in 2021.” Budget allocations for this sector are itemised separately rather than consolidated:

Welfare of Widows and Destitute Women: ₹0.10 crore, entirely revenue. A related myScheme listing, “Pension Scheme to Widow,” provides ₹1,000 monthly to eligible widows aged 18-59 with an income ceiling of ₹1.5 lakh annually.
Social Security Schemes: ₹15.00 crore, entirely capital, covering pensions, medical reimbursement for freedom fighters, and the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (launched 2009-10, later folded into Mission Vatsalya). The National Social Assistance Programme (launched 1995) is relevant nationally but its specific presence in DNH&DD records is unconfirmed.
SCs, OBCs and Minorities: ₹2.28 crore, covering cottage industries, Pre- and Post-Matric Scholarships, minority scholarships, free uniforms, and SC/ST textbooks; no single launch year applies to this multi-scheme head.
Tribal Area Component: ₹1.31 crore (₹1.30 crore revenue, ₹0.01 crore capital), supporting schools, sub-centres, water supply, sanitation and irrigation in tribal areas. A historical Umbrella Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes is referenced but unconfirmed.
Differently Abled and Aged: ₹0.50 crore, covering welfare of persons with disabilities and older persons and Red Cross support. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is a documented central law; the corresponding DNH&DD Rules (2021) and a UT Fund for Persons with Disabilities (reportedly 2026) are legal/institutional measures, not individual schemes.

Public Works Department: Gross allocation of ₹67.49 crore, net ₹66.99 crore after a ₹0.50 crore recovery, for construction and maintenance of public buildings.

Roads and Bridges: Receives ₹441.78 crore (₹9.69 crore revenue, ₹432.09 crore capital), among the UT’s largest capital heads, functioning as a sectoral infrastructure allocation rather than a single scheme.

Urban Development, Municipalities and Smart Cities: No standalone Urban Development head exists; spending is distributed across roads, water supply, solid waste, public works and municipal grants. Relevant national programmes include AMRUT, the Smart Cities Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (launched 25 June 2015) and Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (launched 2 October 2014). Municipal Councils receive ₹222 crore in grants, separate from the ₹1,296.83 crore Schemes of UT total. Silvassa Smart City Ltd. and Diu Smart City Ltd. remain operational despite the Smart Cities Mission concluding nationally on 31 March 2025.

Town and Country Planning: Handles land-use planning and Town Planning Schemes, including a Final Town Planning Scheme 04A for Daman (notified July 2026) and a Draft Scheme 1E for Amli-Silvassa (February 2026). These are planning instruments, not centrally sponsored schemes.

Water Supply and Sanitation: Receives ₹67.90 crore (₹9.80 crore revenue, ₹58.10 crore capital) for water-supply infrastructure, aligned with the national Jal Jeevan Mission (launched 2019).

Solid Waste Management: The Construction of Solid Waste Management Facilities head gets ₹0.01 crore, entirely capital, connecting to the Swachh Bharat Mission (launched 2 October 2014).

Rural Development and Panchayats: District and Village Panchayats receive ₹316.30 crore in grants, separate from Schemes of UT funding. The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission is the relevant national programme.

Ports and Lighthouses: The Construction and Development of Ports and Light Houses head receives ₹1.81 crore, entirely capital, intersecting with the Vanakbara fishing harbour project.

Civil Aviation: Receives ₹49.02 crore (₹24.00 crore revenue, ₹25.02 crore capital) for Viability Gap Funding under RCS-UDAN and airport development. RCS-UDAN was approved October 2016, with its first flight on 27 April 2017; a Modified UDAN framework (FY2026-27 to FY2035-36) carries a national outlay of ₹28,840 crore.

Tourism: The Tourism Scheme receives ₹58.74 crore (₹5.40 crore revenue, ₹53.34 crore capital) for tourist infrastructure maintenance and development.

Sports and Youth Affairs: The Development of Sport scheme gets ₹0.07 crore, covering the Sayli sports complex, periodic competitions, Sports Council support, and an annual sports event.

Science and Technology: Focuses on awareness activities (National Science Day, National Science Seminar) and renewable energy; no standalone 2026-27 allocation or verified current scheme was identified.

UT Supplement to Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Receives ₹0.65 crore, confirmed in Demand No. 54 as covering the UT’s supplement to Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 and PM POSHAN, a budget category rather than an individual scheme.

Other Expenditure of the UT: Receives ₹2.68 crore (₹0.11 crore revenue, ₹2.57 crore capital), spanning procurement, Command Area Development, share capital to Gujarat for the Daman Ganga Reservoir, Social Justice and Empowerment, renewable energy, flood control, Census and Statistics equipment, lift-irrigation operations, and share capital to SC/ST/OBC/Minority Development Corporations and the Cooperative Bank, an aggregation of unrelated activities rather than one scheme.

Beyond these heads, the UT receives ₹653.54 crore for grants to Panchayats, Municipal Councils and other bodies: ₹316.30 crore to District and Village Panchayats, ₹222 crore to Municipal Councils, and ₹115.24 crore to other bodies including NIFT, Gujarat National Law University, Diu Smart City Ltd. and Silvassa Smart City Ltd.

Conclusion

DNH&DD’s department-wise schemes span social welfare, healthcare, education, rural development, infrastructure, tourism and environmental protection, backed by a capital-heavy 2026-27 budget. Progress is visible in environmental protection, tourism and infrastructure, while project preparation and administrative execution lag in other sectors, pointing to a need for stronger inter-departmental coordination and outcome-linked monitoring. The UT’s policy landscape offers a foundation for infrastructure-led, inclusive development, but its long-term success depends on converting allocations into measurable outcomes, particularly for rural livelihoods, local governance and community-level delivery.

References

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India Brand Equity Foundation. (2026). Industrial development & economic growth in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. https://www.ibef.org/states/dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu

Directorate General of Training. (n.d.). Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS). Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. https://dgt.gov.in/en/CTS

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. (2015, July 2). Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana [Press release]. Press Information Bureau. https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=122936

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. (2016, August 5). Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana [Press release]. Press Information Bureau. https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=148441

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About the Contributor

Ninchen Tamang is a Research & Editorial intern at Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI). She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science, with primary research interests spanning geopolitics, international relations, foreign policy, and South Asian studies.

Acknowledgement

The author extends sincere gratitude to the Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI) team for their expert guidance and constructive feedback throughout the process. I also extend my sincere thanks to Sneha Kohli and Anamika P K for their constructive reviews and editorial support.

Disclaimer

This article is based on information available from the official Government of India and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT) Administration sources as of September 2026. As departmental budgets are often presented under combined heads in the official Demand for Grants, some figures represent allocations shared across multiple departments. Readers should refer to the concerned department or ministry for the latest scheme guidelines and information.

All views expressed in the article belong solely to the author and not necessarily to the organization