Rajesh Bhushan

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Rajesh Bhushan
Born (1963-07-31) 31 July 1963 (age 60) [1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationRetd. IAS officer
Years active1987 - 2023
Employer Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Organization Government of India
Spouse Ritu Khanduri Bhushan

Rajesh Bhushan is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service from the 1987 Bihar cadre. [2]

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Education

Bhushan studied History and received master's degree. [3]

Career

Bhushan joined Indian Administrative Service in 1987. [4]

In July 2020 Bhushan accepted an appointment as Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [2] He presided over the functioning of the Ministry immediately after the first Covid19 wave in India and during the entire period spanning up to the devastating second wave and during that period as well. Previously in that organization he had been Special Officer on Duty since April 2020 till July 2020.Thereafter,he retired in July 2023. [5] [6] [7]

In November 2019 he accepted an appointment as Secretary of the Special Protection Group. [8]

Previously Bhushan was Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development. [8]

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