Shimla, March 21 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while responding to budget discussions for 2025-26 in the state assembly, revealed that the state government has spent over Rs 20,000 crore on development works over the past two years.
Despite financial constraints, the government claims to have prioritised development, even as it grapples with mounting debt and reduced central grants.
Sukhu, who also holds the finance portfolio, stated that the state borrowed Rs 29,063 crore in the last two years, but nearly half of this amount was used for repaying loans and interest payments.
He highlighted that the state received Rs 44,157 crore over three years, including GST compensation and Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) f...