Overview
- Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu marked three years in Himachal Pradesh saying he inherited about Rs 75,000 crore in debt and had to borrow to service past loans, with an added Rs 10,000 crore in employee arrears.
- He contends the Union cut the state’s additional borrowing limit by Rs 1,600 crore after restoring the Old Pension Scheme and says only Rs 451 crore has arrived from a roughly Rs 2,000 crore disaster package cleared after a PDNA.
- Sukhu highlighted ‘vyavastha parivartan’ measures, including raising disaster housing assistance to Rs 8 lakh, merging schools to improve outcomes that he says lifted education ranking to fifth, and introducing robotic surgery in state hospitals.
- He cited revenue steps such as Rs 5,408 crore from liquor shop auctions over two years, boosting JSW Energy’s royalty share from 12% to 18%, and a legal win in the Wildflower Hall case to strengthen finances.
- In Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav marked two years saying 42 Maoists surrendered in 42 days with the last two laying down arms yesterday, declaring the state Naxal‑free, while touting progress on Ken–Betwa, a PM MITRA Park and new airports, plus large investment commitments.