Overview
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu restated Himachal Pradesh’s entitlement to a 7.19% share of Chandigarh’s land and assets, citing the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, and a 2011 Supreme Court judgment.
- He urged appointment of a permanent Himachal member to the Bhakra Beas Management Board and sought release of pending dues owed to the state.
- The state pressed for strict enforcement of the 12% free-power royalty on centrally operated hydropower projects and proposed raising the free royalty to 50% in projects that have recovered costs.
- Sukhu called for transfer of hydropower projects operating in Himachal for over 40 years to the state and requested full central funding for the Kishau and Renuka power components with equal power sharing between Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- He sought revised disaster-relief norms for hill states, central funding to upgrade Kangra airport, clearances and institutional upgrades, resolution of boundary issues with Ladakh, promotion of Shipki-La border tourism, and release of pending relief funds and revenue-deficit compensation.