Shimla, March 2 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at New Delhi on Monday and sought a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the financial year 2026-27.

According to the Himachal CMO, the CM apprised the Union Finance Minister that discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant ( RDG ) will have a far-reaching adverse impact on the financial health of the state and added that Himachal Pradesh cannot be compared to other states whose RDG has been discontinued.

CM Sukhu said that RDG contribution for the state was about 12.7 percent which was the second highest after Nagaland.

"Big states can withstand the discontinua...