{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.391Z","data":{"id":"inc-hp-2022-027","text":"Bring down the state's debt burden","quote":"The manifesto announced a pension for journalists, a reduction in fees for gun licenses and also promised that the state's debt burden will be brought down.","quoteIsExact":false,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"economy","measurability":"directional","importance":"major","deadline":"2027-12-11","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":1,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"PRS puts outstanding liabilities at 39% of GSDP in 2023-24 (BE) and 41% in 2025-26 (RE), 40.5% budgeted for 2026-27. In September 2026 the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said debt rose from about Rs 75,000 crore to about Rs 1 lakh crore and could not be stopped entirely.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-11-05","sourceType":"news","publisher":"ThePrint (PTI)","title":"In HP poll manifesto, Cong promises 1 lakh jobs, old pension scheme, 300 units free power","url":"https://theprint.in/india/in-hp-poll-manifesto-cong-promises-1-lakh-jobs-old-pension-scheme-300-units-free-power/1200042/","quote":"The manifesto announced a pension for journalists, a reduction in fees for gun licenses and also promised that the state's debt burden will be brought down.","stance":"context"},{"date":"2026-03-21","sourceType":"research","publisher":"PRS Legislative Research","title":"Himachal Pradesh Budget Analysis 2026-27","url":"https://prsindia.org/files/budget/budget_state/himachal-pradesh/2026/Budget_Analysis_2026-27-HP.pdf","quote":"At the end of 2026-27, outstanding liabilities is estimated to be 40.5% of GSDP, lower than the revised estimate for 2025-26 (41% of GSDP).","stance":"context"},{"date":"2026-09-03","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Amar Ujala","title":"Himachal Assembly session: Govt claims it will provide 50,000 government jobs by December","url":"https://www.amarujala.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-assembly-session-govt-claims-it-will-provide-50-000-government-jobs-by-december-opposition-stages-w-2026-09-03","quote":"चौहान ने कहा कि जब पूर्व सरकार सत्ता से गई थी, तब प्रदेश पर करीब 75 हजार करोड़ रुपये का कर्ज था, जो अब करीब एक लाख करोड़ रुपये तक पहुंच गया है।","stance":"contradicts"}],"tags":["debt","fiscal"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"The debt was to come down; so far only the expectations have.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-hp-2022","partyId":"inc","electionId":"hp-2022"}}