♦ TV Somanathan was appointed as Cabinet Secretary for a tenure of two years on 10 August 2024. He is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. He succeeds Rajiv Gauba a 1982 batch IAS officer who had an unprecedented five year term as Cabinet Secretary.

♦ Gauba was appointed as the cabinet secretary in 2019 for a term of two years. He was later given a year-extension in 2021 and then in 2022 and 2023. 

♦ Somanathan is currently serving as Finance Secretary of India. Prior to his appointment as finance secretary, he served as finance expenditure secretary from 2019 to 2021.