Senior bureaucrat Tuhin Kant Pandey was named as the new Finance Secretary by the Central Government.
Pandey, a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Odisha cadre, was till now posted as Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
The post of Finance Secretary fell vacant after the appointment of TV Somanathan as Cabinet Secretary in August.
Tuhin Kant Pandey is known for his role in the privatization of Air India and the country’s biggest IPO brought by LIC.
Before joining the Finance Ministry, he worked as Principal Secretary in his home cadre Odisha.
