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'''T. K. Viswanathan''' (born 14 October 1948) is the Secretary General<ref>{{cite web|last=Viswanathan|first=T. K.|title=Bio Profile|url=http://164.100.47.132/lss_siteupdation/member/sg.pdf|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|accessdate=17 March 2011}}</ref> of the [[15th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Speaker Office|url=http://speakerloksabha.nic.in/pressrelease/PressreleaseDetails.asp?PressId=845&button=Edit|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat}}</ref> and Lok Sabha Secretariat, [[Parliament of India]], i.e. the House of the People in the Indian Parliament. As Secretary General,<ref>{{cite web|last=Viswanathan|first=T.K|title=News|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article799383.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=17 March 2011}}</ref> he is also the Administrative head of the Secretariat of the [[Lok Sabha]]. The post of Secretary General is of the rank of the [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]] 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]] in consultation with the Prime Minister of India and the [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]. 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.<br />
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In 2017, Government of India awarded him the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] [[Padma Shri]] for his work in the field of literature & education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2017 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of Padma awardees 2017 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=25 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://164.100.47.132/lss_siteupdation/member/sg.pdf Official Biographical Sketch of Secretary General – Parliament of India]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Secretariat/SecretaryGen.aspx<br />
*http://164.100.47.132/lss_siteupdation/member/sg.pdf<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090831092354/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/sittingmember.aspx<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101003181116/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092863341400.htm ]<br />
* http://headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com/parliament-news/lok-sabha/viswanathan-assumes-charge-of-lok-sabha-secretary-general-64549.html<br />
* http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article799383.ece<br />
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