Opposition indulging in propaganda on fiscal situation: Badal

Accusing the opposition parties of indulging in propaganda on issues like Punjab's fiscal position, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today said the state is still amongst "the least indebted" in the country.
Addressing a session on innovation in governance during "eLets Punjab Summit-2016", Badal said the 5-year rule of the erstwhile Congress government yielded only Rs 36,000 crore whereas during 2007-12, this figure was Rs 68,757 crore. It has gone up to Rs 99,741 crore from 2012 until now.
Urging the opposition parties not to mislead people, he said productive debt had stimulated overall growth and was good for the state. Even progressive nations took productive debt to bolster their economies, according to the release.

Countering the perception that Punjab was burdened with heavy debt, he said "it was still amongst the least indebted states in the country.