T. V. Somanathan (born 10 May 1965) is a 1987 batch

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(IAS) officer of the

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cadre. He is presently the

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(Department of expenditure). Earlier he was

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and Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. Prior to this, he was working as Director at the

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, Washington D.C., on deputation from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Education

Somanathan holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Calcutta University, an Executive Development Program diploma from

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, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Panjab University, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, London, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London, the

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and the

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. He has published many articles and papers on economics, finance, governance and public policy in academic journals and in the Hindu, Business Standard, Business Line, Indian Express, Fortune India, Yojana, Kurukshetra etc.

Career

Somanathan has served in various positions for both the

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and the

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, like Secretary to Chief Minister,

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of Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd,

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in Special Initiatives department and Planning & Development department, Joint Secretary in

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and currently serving as

Publications

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References

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