Senior IAS officer TV Somanathan assumes charge as new Cabinet Secretary of India: Who is he?

Senior IAS officer Dr TV Somanathan took over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India on Friday. The 1987-batch officer of Tamil Nadu cadre will succeed Rajiv Gauba who retired from his service. Somanathan has earlier held important assignments at the Centre like Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. He also served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and was deputed as Director, of Corporate Affairs at the World Bank in Washington DC.  Prior to his joining as Cabinet Secretary, he was holding charge of Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Expenditure.