Himachal Pradesh govt raises VAT on diesel by ₹7.40 per litre

After this increase, the diesel prices in the state would be ₹86 per litre.

This was informed in a notification issued by the department of state taxes and excise government of Himachal Pradesh.

On Sunday, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expanded his Cabinet and inducted seven new ministers. The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers took place at the Raj Bhavan in Shimla.Vikramaditya Singh, the son of Virbhadra Singh, had also taken the oath today.