Ram Sewak Sharma

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TRAI

He was appointed the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from August 2015 for a period of three years. At the end of this tenure, he was given a further extension of two years. [10] As Chairman of TRAI, he steered the adoption of net neutrality regulations in India. He has taken measures to enable consumer choice in determining market outcomes, e.g. a new framework for broadcasting and cable services, [11] regulations for mobile number portability, [12] and the use of crowd-sourced information or field measurements to inform customers [13] As the TRAI chairman, his goal to gradually reduce Interconnect Usage Charges earned him acclaim from some and criticism from others. Critics allege that the decision is biased towards Jio while those defending TRAI claim that reducing these charges was necessary for the continuous growth of the sector. [14]

CoWIN

He is the chairperson of an empowered committee for administration of Covid-19 vaccine delivery technology platform (Co-WIN). [15] [16] CoWIN along with the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign was launched by the Prime Minister on January 16, 2021. Dr. Sharma was called back from retirement to take the responsibility of developing and executing the CoWIN or the Covid-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network. [17] India crossed a mark of administering 2 billion vaccinations in July, 2022. [18] The country also signed an MoU with the government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for sharing CoWIN. [19]

Dr. Sharma also served on the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19, a body constituted by the Government of India to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in India. [20]

NHA

In February 2021, Sharma was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority of India, a body responsible for implementing two health initiatives of the Government of India, Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) which is a public health insurance scheme and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, a platform to promote digitization of healthcare in India and served the office till February 2023. [21] [22] [23]

Controversies

In 2018, Sharma dismissed concerns regarding privacy and potential misuse of India's national biometric ID, and disclosed his Aadhar number on twitter, challenging users to “do any harm to me.” and stating that the purpose of the challenge was "... to debunk the theory that Aadhaar compromises the privacy of the person.” [24] [25] Following this, individual researchers were able to locate his personal address, the number of the mobile phone he used as well as an alternate phone number that he used, his Whatsapp profile picture, his voter identification card and his tax identification card (PAN card). Sharma dismissed these disclosures on Twitter, stating that the information could not be used to harm him. [24] [26] The information was used to make a symbolic deposit of ₹1 in one of his bank accounts, to demonstrate the potential for misuse. [27] The UIDAI made a statement indicating that this personal information concerning Mr. Sharma was already in the public domain. [28] In December 2020, Sharma's Aadhar number was used to fraudulently register him for an agricultural benefit scheme, the PM Kisan Yojana, as a result of which benefits that he was not eligible for were deposited into his account. Sharma has blamed the state government for failing to conduct adequate verification. [29]

Awards

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Ram Sewak Sharma
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Ram Sewak Sharma
CEO, National Health Authority
In office
1 February 2021 –1 February 2023