Shimla, May 24 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.

Sukhu called for safeguarding the interests of the state in hydropower projects and urged to fix a time limit for handing over the projects back to the state. He also raised the issue of free royalty and handing over the projects under PSUs and CPSUs which had completed 40 years, an official release said.

He requested the Prime Minister to provide liberal financial assistance to the state and release the funds due to the state as soon as possible.

The Chief Minister apprised PM Modi of the state government's vision to make Himachal Pradesh self-reliant by 2032.

He said that the state government is already...