PMOINDIA : The central government has appointed senior IAS officer T.V. Somanathan, a 1987-batch officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, as the new Cabinet Secretary for a two-year term, effective from August 30, 2024. Somanathan, currently serving as the Finance Secretary, will succeed Rajiv Gauba, who has held the position since August 2019.
According to an official statement from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Somanathan will first serve as Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat before officially assuming the role of Cabinet Secretary.
Somanathan has had a distinguished career. He ranked second in his Civil Service examination and was awarded the Gold Medal as the Best IAS Probationer of his batch. His previous roles include positions in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and a directorship at the World Bank.
Somanathan is highly qualified, holding a PhD and an MA in Economics from Calcutta University. He has also completed an Executive Development Programme at Harvard Business School and is both a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary.
