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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) that the 16th Finance Commission’s proposal to scrap Revenue Deficit Grants would severely interaction the elevation State’s system successful the agelong term, adjacent arsenic helium termed it a “matter of the rights of the people.”
He urged Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to articulation him successful gathering Prime Minister Narendra Modi to code the issue.
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“Abolition of RDG is not the contented of a government, but it is simply a substance of the rights of the radical of the State. We are acceptable to spell to New Delhi and conscionable the Prime Minister on with MPs and MLAs of the BJP to instrumentality up this issue. I deliberation erstwhile the proviso of RDG is gone, it volition beryllium hard to reclaim the rights of the people,” helium said successful Shimla pursuing a Finance Department presumption connected the State’s fiscal presumption and the interaction of abolishing RDG.
“We had besides invited the BJP MLAs to be the presentation, but unfortunately, they person not come. RDG for 17 States person been scrapped, but Himachal Pradesh is the worst affected, arsenic 12.7% of the fund comes from RDG, which is the 2nd highest successful the country,” helium said.
The Chief Minister said that already successful the post-GST regime, the taxation postulation maturation has travel down to astir 8%, which was 13% to 14% earlier the implementation of GST. “Together we person to combat for the radical of the State.”
He said the State Government has envisioned making Himachal Pradesh a self-reliant State and earnest efforts person been undertaken to realise this mission. “Since assuming power, the State authorities has earned a gross of ₹26,683 crore from its ain resources but this income procreation was not enough, arsenic we conscionable person stream waters and forests arsenic a root of gross isolated from the tourism sector,” helium said.
Earlier, during the presentation, it was pointed retired that RDG was a law proviso nether Article 275(1) and it was received by the State till the 15th Finance Commission. It was noted that Himachal Pradesh was formed connected the aspiration of the nationalist and not arsenic a financially viable portion and the interaction of the recommendations is not confined to the incumbent authorities but volition adversely impact consequent governments and volition beryllium a sedate injustice to the radical of the State.
