Shimla, July 31 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has extended the tenure of Ram Subhag Singh as principal adviser to chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for two years with effect from August 1, according to an official order on Thursday.

Singh, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of HP cadre and former chief secretary, was appointed as CM's aide on his superannuation on July 31, 2023.

Known for his administrative acumen and dynamism, Singh has been performing a key role in realising the chief minister's vision on a financially self-reliant Himachal, systematic transformation of governance, key reforms in power sector, and social welfare.

After discontinuation of the hill states' revenue deficit grant in the last Unio...