REVIEW OF FISCAL HEALTH OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND MEASURES TO BOOST THE ECONOMY
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Abstract
Located in North India, Himachal Pradesh is a small mountainous State bordering Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and China. With a geographical area of 55,673 sq. Kms and population of 6.6 million, HP accounts for 1.6% of the national geographical area and about 0.6% of India’s population. HP is a unique State due to diversity of its topography, climate and flora and fauna, scattered habitats in the hills, low population density, rich heritage of arts and crafts, extensive forest coverage with abundant water resources and low availability of land for cultivation. This, in turn, determines its specific development perspective and the resources required for its realization. This is the fundamental challenge of fiscal and financial management of Himachal. In this background, this article makes an attempt to access the status of fiscal health of Himachal Pradesh and suggests various measures to boost its economy.
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