Rajesh Bhushan
Rajesh Bhushan | |
|---|---|
| Secretary (Health) | |
| In office April 2020 – July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Preeti Sudan |
| Succeeded by | Sudhansh Pant |
| Secretary (Security) | |
| In office 1 November 2019 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | S. K. Sinha |
| Succeeded by | V. P. Joy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1963[1] |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Spouse | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan |
| Occupation | Retd. IAS officer |
Rajesh Bhushan (born 31 July 1963) is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service from the 1987 Bihar cadre.[2]
Education
Bhushan studied history and received a master's degree.[3]
Career
Bhushan joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1987.[4]
In July 2020, Bhushan accepted an appointment as the Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[2] He presided over the functioning of the Ministry immediately after the first COVID-19 wave in India and during the entire period spanning up to and during the devastating second wave as well. Previously, in the same Ministry, He retired in July 2023.[5]the month of [6][7]
In November 2019, he accepted an appointment as Secretary of the Special Protection Group.[8]
Previously, Bhushan was also Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development.[8]
Further consideration
- Telangana State Institute of Rural Development (1 October 2012). "National Retreat for BNVs - Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Joint Secretary, MoRD, GoI". YouTube. Telangana State Institute of Rural Development.
References
- ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b Special Correspondent (25 July 2020). "Rajesh Bhushan appointed Secretary Health". The Hindu.
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- ^ "Senior Bureaucrat Rajesh Bhushan Takes Charge As Health Secretary". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Dutta, Sumi Sukanaya (26 April 2020). "Health Secretary Preeti Sudan gets 3-month extension, Rajesh Bhushan appointed as special officer in bureaucratic reshuffle". The New Indian Express.
- ^ www.ETGovernment.com. "Centre appoints senior IAS officer Rajesh Bhushan as new health secretary - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Sudhansh Pant to step in as new Union Health Secretary". www.biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b Press Trust of India (1 November 2019). "IAS officer Rajesh Bhushan gets additional charge of administrative head of SPG". Business Standard.