New Delhi, May 23 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Finance Commission Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya in New Delhi on Friday.

The state government officers presented to the Commission in the presence of the Chief Minister and submitted an additional memorandum on behalf of the State.

The Chief Minister strongly pleaded for an increase in the allocation of funds to the State. He also advocated that the hill states of the country with geographical challenges should get their due.

The state asked for a green bonus for the ecological and environmental services being rendered by the State to the nation by preserving its ecosystem.

Chief Minister Sukhu said that the state has suffered losses due to the reduction i...