TV Somanathan appointed new Cabinet Secretary, to replace Rajiv Gauba

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan has been appointed as new Cabinet Secretary and he will assume responsibilities of his new role on August 30 (Friday) after Rajiv Gauba's tenure. Gauba was given a one-year extension last year and is the country's longest-serving Cabinet Secretary.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has also approved the



appointment of TV Somanathan as Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat from the date he joins the assignment till he takes over as the Cabinet Secretary," it added. TV Somanathan, an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, is serving as Finance Secretary and Secretary Expenditure.Gauba was appointed as Cabinet Secretary in 2019 for a two-year term and has been given extensions.