Rajya Sabha Secretariat appoints K S Somashekhar as secretary

Rajya Sabha Secretariat appointed K. S. Somashekhar as secretary, effective Saturday. With over three decades of experience in parliamentary administration and international exposure, he has previously served in senior roles in Karnataka and global parliamentary forums

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has appointed K S Somashekhar as secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat with effect from Saturday. He has held several positions, including additional secretary, joint secretary and director in the secretariat, with extensive experience in parliamentary interpretation, administration and committee work. He had joined in 1993.

Somashekhar also served in senior capacities in the Karnataka government and represented India in international parliamentary forums.

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He has undergone specialised training in parliamentary practices in the United Kingdom and the European Union, and also participated in Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meetings in Geneva, according to a statement from the Rajya Sabha secretariat.