Shimla, March 31
Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a budget of ₹58,830.67 crore for the financial year 2026–27, marking an increase of ₹3,902.67 crore from the original outlay presented earlier this month.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that Finance Department has allocated ₹19,380.81 crore for revenue expenditure and ₹4,842.19 crore for capital expenditure.
The Education Department has received the highest allocation, with ₹8,848.86 crore set aside for revenue expenditure. The Health sector has been allocated ₹2,704.54 crore. In the infrastructure sector, the Public Works Department has been allocated ₹2,481.76 crore for revenue expenditure and ₹1,104.82 crore for capital works.
Similarly, Irrigation, Water Supply and Sanitation has received ₹2,385.30 crore in revenue and ₹765.02 crore in capital expenditure. Rural Development Department has been allocated ₹1,686.27 crore under revenue expenditure, while the Agriculture sector has been given ₹338.85 crore for revenue and ₹16.05 crore for capital expenditure.Under the Planning and Backward Areas Development Programme, ₹104.20 crore has been allocated for revenue expenditure and ₹63.55 crore for capital works.
The Power sector has been allotted ₹207.99 crore for revenue and ₹42.90 crore for capital expenditure.A comparison with the previous financial year shows a mixed trend. In 2025–26, a budget of ₹58,514 crore was presented, which later rose to ₹62,387 crore after an increase of ₹3,873 crore.
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