Panel to increase HP revenue: CM

Himachal Pradesh chief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said to increase states revenue, a technical committee would be constituted that would submit its recommendations within a month. He added that the economic condition of the state was precarious and the present was working vigorously towards resource mobilization to improve financial condition of the state.

The CM said this while presiding over a meeting ofHimachal Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited(HPPTCL) in Shimla on Saturday late evening. In the meeting he stressed upon the need to prioritize revenue generation for the HPPTCL through its transmission lines. He asked the corporation to speed up its construction works and reduce the duration of its tender process to maximize revenue and benefit the people of the state.