Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that even after imposing the widow and orphans cess, the diesel and petrol rates in Himachal are still lower than neighbouring states.

The Himachal Pradesh government has imposed a new cess on fuel. This levy of sixty paise per litre applies to petrol and diesel. The Widow and Orphan Cess came into effect from…

Himachal Pradesh has introduced a 60 paise per litre Widow and Orphan Cess on petrol and diesel, effective August 11, to fund welfare programs for widows and orphaned children.