Himachal Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired a workshop at IGMC Shimla organised on the occasion of International Women's Day, where women who had performed outstanding work were honoured.
The recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission (FC), which emphasise reducing revenue deficits and boosting growth-oriented capital spending, are expected to support the fiscal health of states in the long term, according to a report by CRISIL Ratings. However, the rating agency noted th
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at New Delhi on Monday and sought a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the financial year 2026-27.
Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jairam Thakur, on Tuesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed the revenue deficit grant (RDG) issue.
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, speaking to the media in Shimla on Tuesday, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) issue and asserted that the Congress high command would decide the party's candidate for the
"The Bharatiya Janata Party is not working in Himachal Pradesh's interest. Earlier too, when we passed a resolution in the Assembly seeking continuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant, the BJP backed out. Why did they betray the people of Himachal?" he said.
Referring to the issue of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), Jamwal stated that the matter was discussed extensively in the Assembly for three consecutive days, where both the ruling party and the opposition presented their views, all of which are part of the official legislative record. He cla
"The Centre is trying to weaken the states, especially those ruled by Congress. We discussed the revenue deficit grant. Himachal Pradesh is going to face a revenue deficit of Rs 10,000 crore. We had been receiving the grant for the past five years, but it was stopped abruptly by the centr
Speaking with ANI before leaving for Delhi for a meeting scheduled on Friday, Agnihotri said the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet's visit had been planned earlier and was not convened specifically over the RDG issue.
Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday accused the state government of misleading people by presenting "wrong figures" in the Assembly over the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), alleging that the ruling dispensation was
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu criticised opposition BJP MLAs on Wednesday after they refused to support a government resolution seeking the restoration of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG).