Senior IAS officer Dr T.V. Somanathan today took over as the new Cabinet Secretary following the superannuation of Rajiv Gauba. Dr. Somanathan, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, has held important assignments at the Centre, including Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. He also served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and was deputed as Director of Corporate Affairs at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Before he was appointed Cabinet Secretary, he held the position of Finance Secretary and Secretary of the Department of Expenditure.