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Himachal Pradesh Government Unveils Economic Revival and Infrastructure Push

Sukhu attributes the crisis to unplanned loans paired with excessive spending by the former government alongside delayed federal funding, prompting school mergers in under-enrolled areas as part of a state-wide solar rollout.

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BJP pushed Himachal into financial crisis during its tenure: CM Sukhu

Overview

  • The previous BJP government triggered a fiscal crisis by taking substantial central loans, opening some 600 unplanned schools and health centres and distributing Rs5,000 crore in public assets.
  • Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says the Congress administration will implement tough decisions for self-reliance and revenue growth with public support.
  • Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri flagged that New Delhi has released just Rs137 crore of the Rs2,000 crore owed for state water schemes even as the government installs tube wells across Gagret to address drinking water shortages.
  • Key infrastructure projects include Rs15 crore invested in the Daulatpur–Bhadrakali road, funding for a new Gagret hospital, completion of the Hoshiarpur–Nadaun four-lane road survey and plans to fill vacant posts at primary health centres.
  • Una district has become Himachal’s first solar-powered hub with 47 MW operational and 163 MW under construction while an upcoming Bulk Drug Park in Haroli is expected to create thousands of jobs.