Rajesh Bhushan

Rajesh Bhushan ( born 31 July 1963) is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service from the 1987 Bihar cadre.^[2]

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	(1963-07-31) 31 July 1963 (age 62)[1]
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	India
Spouse	Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
Occupation	Retd. IAS officer

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.