Shri T.K. Viswanathan is the Secretary General of the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...

  and Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India

Parliament of India

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, i.e. the House of the People in the Indian Parliament (similar to the British House of Commons

British House of Commons

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). As Secretary General, he is also the Administrative head of the Secretariat of the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

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

Cabinet Secretary

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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 Speaker of Lok Sabha

Speaker of Lok Sabha

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 in consultation with the Prime Minister of India and the Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Opposition

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 in the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

. 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.

External links

Official Biographical Sketch of Secretary General - Parliament of India

External links

• http://164.100.47.132/lss_siteupdation/member/sg.pdf
• http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/sittingmember.aspx
• http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092863341400.htm
• 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