Shimla, March 30 -- The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed the state budget for 2026-27, pegged at Rs 58,830 crore, by a voice vote on the 13th day of the ongoing Budget Session, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu indicating that the state may have to raise additional loans while assuring that financial reforms would not burden the common man.

The budget, initially presented at Rs 54,928 crore on March 21, was later revised upward to Rs 58,830 crore before its passage.

Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly, Sukhu said the government had, for the first time, presented a realistic assessment of the state's financial position and accordingly rationalised allocations across sectors.

He said the fiscal situation had bee...