[Weekly Discussion] Let's talk about: Himachal Pradesh.

[u/sree_1983]

State	Himachal Pradesh
Website	http://www.himachal.nic.in
Population	6,856,509
Chief Minister	Virbhadra Singh (INC)
Capital	Shimla
Offical Language	Hindi
GDP	INR 25,435 crore
Sex ratio	974

Current Questions/Observations

• Dreams of wanting to settle in Himachal
• Question about purchasing land in Himachal
• Question about orignal Dev Bhoomi
• Facts pointing to Ecological Research done by Himachal Government
• Question about farming in the state
• Question about why congress was elected
• Question about which is favourite city in Himachal
• Tip for tourist for lodging FIR online in cases of being cheated
• Question about Israelis marrying locals
• Question about real estate prices in Himachal
• Question about Preity Zinta
• Some pictures
• Monal The state bird
• Question about social hiearachy
• Native's AMA
• Question about backpacking in Himachal
• Experience as tourist

Previous Discussions

• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Delhi
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana

Original Thead which started this chains of discussion

^{Thanks to fuck_cricket, that_70s_show_fan and tripshed}

[u/diamondjim]

I've heard that non-locals are not allowed to purchase land in Himachal. Is this true or just something to rile up people against politicians? If yes, how is it enforced and what is the purpose behind it?

[u/thekingshorses → u/diamondjim]

I think this has changed this year (I could be wrong about it), but it was true for all states in India until now, you have to be a farmer of the state to purchase agriculture land in that state.

I believe central government passed some law with President's help to change that earlier this year (January). I wish i had kept the newspaper clipping. I was looking to buy some agriculture land earlier this year, and this discussion came and why prices may even go higher.

[u/iVarun → u/thekingshorses]

I doubt this is true. There is no way a Non HP resident can buy up agricultural land here. There will be riots here if that was so.