Bhubaneswar: The Centre has appointed Odisha cadre IAS officer Tuhin Kanta Pandey as new Finance Secretary.
The Ministry of Personal, Public Grievances and Pensions has issued a notification regarding his appointment.
“The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance as Finance Secretary,” the notification read.
The 1987-batch IAS officer replaced TV Somanathan, who has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India, succeeding Rajiv Gauba in August.
Pandey was the secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
