T. V. Somanathan

T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.[1] He is presently the Finance Secretary of India (Department of expenditure).[2][3][4] Earlier he was Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. Prior to this, he was working as Director at the World Bank, Washington D.C., on deputation from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).[1]

T. V. Somanathan
Finance Secretary of India
Assumed office
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28)
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
MinisterNirmala Sitharaman
Preceded byAjay Bhushan Pandey
Expenditure Secretary of India
Assumed office
13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
Preceded byGirish Chandra Murmu
Personal details
Born (1965-05-10) 10 May 1965
Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater
OccupationIAS officer

Education

Somanathan holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Calcutta University,[1][5][6] an Executive Development Program diploma from Harvard Business School,[1] Master of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Panjab University, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of 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.[1] He has published many 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.[5]

Career

Somanathan has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu,[1] like 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[7] and currently serving as Finance Secretary of India.[1][8]

Publications
  • Somanathan, T.V. (1998). Derivatives. McGraw Hill Education. ISBN 1108402712.[1][9]
  • Somanathan, T.V. (2005). Public Institutions in India Chapter entitled Civil Service An Institutional Perspective. Oxford University Press.[1]

References
  1. "Dr. T. V Somanathan Executive Record sheet".
  2. "Business-Standard: Somanathan Appointed as Finance secretary". 29 April 2021.
  3. "Economic Times". 28 April 2021.
  4. "NDTV: TV Somanathan appointed as Finance Secretary".
  5. "Ideas For India".
  6. "Money Control".
  7. "Economic Times". 16 March 2015.
  8. "Dept Of Expenditure : Ministry of Finance".
  9. "Amazon".
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