The Modi government on Saturday (07.09.2024) designated senior bureaucrat Tuhin Kanta Pandey (IAS:1987:OR) as the new Finance Secretary. He is currently the Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Pandey as the Finance Secretary.
The post became vacant following the appointment of T V Somanathan as the Cabinet Secretary last month. As per the convention, the senior-most Secretary in the Union finance ministry is designated as the Finance Secretary.
