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Union Minister Shekhawat Clarifies on Himachal Pradesh’s Revenue Deficit Grant

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Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday clarified that Himachal Pradesh has significantly received higher Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) in recent years compared to earlier cycles, but with a clear indication that states “must strengthen their own revenue systems and adopt fiscal discipline”. He said fiscal deficit “is fundamentally the gap between revenue and expenditure and cannot be addressed through political-blame shifting but throug…