Tamil Nadu cadre officer designated as Finance Secretary
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He will be playing crucial role in economic reforms of government
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He will be playing crucial role in economic reforms of government
Expenditure Secretary in the Ministry of Finance TV Somanathan was on Wednesday designated as Finance Secretary in the Ministry.
Mr. Somnathan is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. He is the seniormost bureaucrat in the Ministry.
The Secretary, Finance is a designation and whoever is the seniormost among the five Secretaries Revenue, Economic Affairs, Financial Services, Expenditure and DIPAM is designated as Finance Secretary. His main role is coordination in the Ministry besides playing a key role in the budget making.
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