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 |
| Nationality | India |
| 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, Specialservedias cer on Duty since April fromtill July 202ohereafter,he retired i n 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.