T. K. Viswanathan (born 14 October 1948) is the Secretary General of the

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous 14t ...

and Lok Sabha Secretariat,

Parliament of India The Parliament of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of India, Government of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok ...

, i.e. the House of the People in the Indian Parliament. As Secretary General, he is also the Administrative head of the Secretariat of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

. The post of Secretary General is of the rank of the

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in the Government of India, who is the senior most civil servant to the Indian Government. The incumbent to the post is appointed by the

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in consultation with the Prime Minister of India and the

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in the

. As per precedence, incumbents to the post of Secretary General have either been senior officers in the Lok Sabha Secretariat or senior civil servants in the Government of India. In 2017, Government of India awarded him the fourth highest

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Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

for his work in the field of literature & education.

References

External links

Official Biographical Sketch of Secretary General – Parliament of India

External links

*http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Secretariat/SecretaryGen.aspx *http://164.100.47.132/lss_siteupdation/member/sg.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20090831092354/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/sittingmember.aspx

* http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/parliament-news/lok-sabha/viswanathan-assumes-charge-of-lok-sabha-secretary-general-64549.html * http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article799383.ece {{DEFAULTSORT:Viswanathan, T. K. 1948 births Living people 15th Lok Sabha Politicians from Chennai Secretaries general of the Lok Sabha Recipients of the Padma Shri in civil service