The Government of West Bengal has appointed Alapan Bandyopadhyay as the chief advisor to the Chief Minister of the state. CM Mamata Banerjee has announced this evening that his tenure will be for three years with effect from 1st of June 2021. Mr Badhyopadhyay has retired as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal today. Home Secretary HK Dwivedi will be the new CS of the state. Mr Bandhyopadhyay was present at the state secretariat today and attended the post cyclone and covid situation review meeting called by the CM.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Earlier, three months extension has been sanctioned to Mr Bandhyopadhyay by the centre as the CS of West Bengal but on 28th May, he has been asked to report at DoPT on 31st May, the normal date of his superannuation. The chief minister also requested the Prime Minister to rescind the transfer order earlier today.</span>