New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Wednesday approved one-year extensions for cabinet secretary T. V. Somanathan and Union home secretary Govind Mohan, according to separate orders issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

The ACC extended the tenure of Somanathan, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, as cabinet secretary for one year beyond 30 August 2026. In a separate order, it approved a one-year extension for Mohan, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Sikkim cadre, as Union home secretary beyond 22 August 2026.

In Mohan's case, the DoPT said the extension was granted by relaxing the provisions of Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(d) and Rule 16(1A) of the All India Services (Dea...