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T. V. Somanathan

T. V. Somanathan
33rd Cabinet Secretary of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 August 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRajiv Gauba
Finance Secretary of India
In office
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) – 30 August 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
MinisterNirmala Sitharaman
Preceded byAjay Bhushan Pandey
Succeeded byTuhin Kanta Pandey
Expenditure Secretary of India
In office
13 December 2019 (2019-12-13) – 30 August 2024
Preceded byGirish Chandra Murmu
Succeeded byManoj Govil[1]
Personal details
Born (1965-05-10) 10 May 1965 (age 59)
Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater
OccupationIAS officer

T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.[2] At, present he is serving as the Cabinet Secretary of India since 30 August 2024 .[3] Before this he served as the Finance Secretary of India (Department Expenditure).[4][5][6] Prior to this appointment, he served as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. He also worked as Director at the World Bank Group, Washington D.C. where he initially joined under its Young Professionals Program.[2]

Education

Somanathan holds a Ph.D. in economics from Calcutta University,[2][7][8] an Executive Development Program diploma from Harvard Business School,[2] Master of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Panjab University. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, London, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.[2] Somanathan has published numerous articles and papers on economics, finance, governance and public policy in academic journals and in the Hindu, Business Standard, Business Line, Indian Express, Fortune India, Yojana, Kurukshetra etc.[7] He also was a Young Professional for the World Bank Group (1996).

Career

Somanathan has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu,[2] such as Secretary to Chief Minister, Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Principal Secretary in Special Initiatives department and Planning & Development department, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Additional Secretary in PMO,[9] Commissioner for Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu and served as Finance Secretary of India.[2][10]

Cabinet Secretary of India

T.V Somanathan took charge as Cabinet Secretary from Rajiv Gauba on 30 August 2024 after serving as Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat.[3]

Publications

  • Somanathan, T. V. (1998). Derivatives. McGraw Hill Education. ISBN 1108402712.[2][11]
  • Somanathan, T. V. (2005). Public Institutions in India Chapter entitled Civil Service An Institutional Perspective. Oxford University Press.[2]
  • Somanathan, T. V. & Anantha Nageswaran, V (2015). The Economics of Derivatives, Cambridge University Press.

References

  1. ^ "Centre unveils major bureaucratic reshuffle; Manoj Govil to be new Expenditure Secretary - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dr. T. V Somanathan Executive Record sheet".
  3. ^ a b "Senior IAS Officer T V Somanathan Appointed Cabinet Secretary". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ^ "Business-Standard: Somanathan Appointed as Finance secretary". 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Economic Times". 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ "NDTV: TV Somanathan appointed as Finance Secretary".
  7. ^ a b "Ideas For India".
  8. ^ "Money Control".
  9. ^ "Economic Times". 16 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Dept Of Expenditure : Ministry of Finance".
  11. ^ "Amazon".
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