Eastern Coastal Region a prominent part of the current Budget’s Nuclear and Marine roadmap: Dr Jitendra Singh

• Union Budget 2026-27 designates India's Eastern Coastal Region (esp. Odisha) as a node for an integrated Nuclear + Marine + Rare Earth + Bio-economy strategy.
• Announced by Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS (IC) Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, DAE, DoS.
• Combines four Rare Earth Corridors, EEZ deep-sea fishing reforms, Deep Ocean Mission, BioE3 Policy application, and nuclear capacity expansion.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (Economy, S&T, Energy security, Blue Economy), GS-II (Centre-State coordination).