Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan will serve in their roles for one more year. In 2024, Somanathan took over as Cabinet Secretary following Rajiv Gauba’s superannuation. Gauba had been Cabinet Secretary since 2019 and completed an unprecedented five-year term. Somanathan was appointed Cabinet Secretary on August 10 for a two-year term. A 1987-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Somanathan is a qualified chartered accountant, cost accountant and company secretary.