Bring down the state's debt burden
“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.”
The verdict
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.
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“The debt was to come down; so far only the expectations have.”
Evidence timeline
- News5 Nov 2022· ThePrint (PTI)contextIn HP poll manifesto, Cong promises 1 lakh jobs, old pension scheme, 300 units free power ↗
“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.”
- Research21 Mar 2026· PRS Legislative ResearchcontextHimachal Pradesh Budget Analysis 2026-27 ↗
“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).”
- News3 Sept 2026· Amar UjalacontradictsHimachal Assembly session: Govt claims it will provide 50,000 government jobs by December ↗
“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।”
More economy promises from this manifesto
Fight price rise by putting money in people's pockets
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Special package to revive industries hit by demonetisation and Covid
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Promise ID inc-hp-2022-027 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON