Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the current Finance Secretary, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Revenue (DoR) in the Ministry of Finance. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet issued the announcement on Wednesday, confirming that Pandey will also retain his position as the Finance Secretary.

Pandey, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Odisha cadre, has previously held key roles across several departments. Since October 2019, he has served as the Secretary of the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management (DIPAM) and the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), both of which are under the Ministry of Finance. He has also been the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training since November 2024.

In his career, Pandey has held several significant positions in both the Union and State Government. At the Union level, his roles have included Joint Secretary at the Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog), Joint Secretary at the Cabinet Secretariat, and Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce. In the Odisha State Government, he has served as the administrative head in various departments, including Health, General Administration, Commercial Taxes, Transport, and Finance, and has held leadership positions at the Odisha State Finance Corporation and Odisha Small Industries Corporation.

Pandey holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and an MBA from the University of Birmingham, UK.