Tuhin Kanta Pandey Appointed New Finance Secretary

Senior bureaucrat Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the new finance secretary. A 1987-batch IAS officer from Odisha cadre, Pandey is currently the secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). The appointment follows the vacancy created after T V Somanathan became the Cabinet Secretary.

Senior bureaucrat Tuhin Kanta Pandey was on Saturday designated as the new finance secretary, according to an official order.

Pandey, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Odisha cadre, currently serves as the secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).

An order issued by the personnel ministry stated that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Pandey's designation as the finance secretary.

The vacancy was created following the appointment of T V Somanathan as the Cabinet secretary last month.

Traditionally, the senior-most secretary in the Union finance ministry is designated as the finance secretary.

(With inputs from agencies.)