He claimed that the state's financial condition has become precarious and that the government is now attempting to use the RDG issue as an excuse to backtrack on its poll guarantees.
Former Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Pratibha Singh on Tuesday urged the state BJP to talk with its leaders at the Centre so that the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) to the state by the Centre is not discontinued.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has strongly defended the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), calling its withdrawal "stepmotherly treatment" towards the hill state and warning that it could hit the state budget by nearly 15 per cent.
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Speaking to ANI, Pathania said the Governor's address on February 16 would mark the formal beginning of the Assembly's proceedings for the financial year 2026-27, in line with constitutional practice.
Addressing the gathering, Sukhu said the 16th Finance Commission's decision not to recommend RDG has pushed the hill state into a serious financial emergency."Himachal Pradesh is a geographically difficult hill state.
Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Saturday said that the 11th session of the 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly will commence on February 16 at 2:00 pm.
"The Governor has suggested that there will be no special session, as his consent has not been given. We are going with his suggestion. The matter of RDG will be brought up during the Budget session, for which notifications will be issued soon," Sukhu said.
The BJP is ready to participate in discussions on the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) if a special session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly is convened, but is also considering skipping the MLAs' priority meetings scheduled by the state government due to the prevailing financial crisis, forme
Reacting to the Centre's decision to discontinue the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), the Chief Minister said that after the recent development on the 8th, where the central government stopped the Revenue Deficit Grant, a cabinet meeting has been convened to discuss the issue. Following this,
Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that the Technology Development Board's (TDB) Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund marks one of the first initiatives of its kind by the government to directly fund private sector R&D, calling it a major shift
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Monday attended a reception programme organised by the Directorate of NCC North Eastern Region at Lachit Ghat to felicitate NCC cadets returning from their participation in the Republic Day Camp (RDC) 2026.