New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Central government on Wednesday extended the tenure of TV Somanathan as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one year beyond August 30, 2026.

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took the decision approving the extension in service of Somanathan, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one year.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service of Dr. T.V. Somanathan, IAS (TN:87) as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one year beyond 30.08.2026," a Ministry of Personnel order mentions.

On August 30, 2024, Somanathan took over as the new Cabinet Secre...