SHIMLA, July 31 -- 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 hill states' revenue deficit grant in the last Union budget, Singh steered Himachal's case with the Centre which got it a financial reprieve in form of Pride of Hills component in special assistance. He has also been credited with playing a pivotal role in inter-state Kishau dam settlement, the Bhakra BeasManagement Board arrears case expected to be decided by the Supreme Court soon, quantifying Himachal's ecological services through a scientific study, and the 'Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar yojana', aflagship social welfare scheme of the Congress governmentfor two lakh poorest of thepoor to be launched next month....