•Himachal Pradesh government withdraws cabinet ranks from chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and advisors of boards, corporations, and commissions.
•Decision impacts CM's Media Advisor Naresh Chauhan, Tourism Corporation Chairman R.S. Bali, and several MLAs.
•Salaries of those affected will be cut by 20 percent until September 30, 2026.
•CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu cites administrative reforms and the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant, causing an 8,000 crore rupee annual loss.
•Himachal Pradesh faces a 1 lakh crore rupee debt and an economic crisis, with the central government stopping a 40,000 crore rupee annual grant.
