"There was a shortfall of Rs.1,806 crore during the Congress government under the Tenth Plan due to which the Planning Commission only gave additional allocation of Rs.3,478 crore in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12) which was approved for Rs.13,778 crore. This increase is lower than the Tenth Plan," he said in a statement.
Hitting back at its arch rival, the Congress termed Dhumal's details as politically motivated and factually incorrect.
"The BJP government in the state, in fact, failed to present state's case before the Thirteenth Finance Commission properly and that resulted in under-estimation of committed liabilities," five cabinet ministers said in a joint statement Friday.
"While the commission recommended an average increase of 126 percent in total devolution to other states compared to the 12th Finance Commission award, the increase in case of Himachal was only 50 percent, which was the lowest in the country," the ministers, including Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma, said.
"This clearly establishes the failure of the BJP government to properly place the rightful claim of the state before the Finance Commission," they said.
