Senior IAS officer and Finance Secretary Somanathan appointed Cabinet Secretary

Senior IAS officer T V Somanathan was on Saturday appointed Cabinet Secretary, succeeding Rajiv Gauba.

A 1987-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Somanathan is currently serving as Union Finance Secretary and Secretary, Expenditure.

”The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri T V Somanathan, IAS, as Cabinet Secretary with a tenure of two years from 30.08.2024.