Dr. Indu Bhushan, MHS ’93, DrPH ’96 is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Authority, mandated with the implementation of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and recently, the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM). AB PM-JAY is the world’s largest government-funded health assurance scheme providing cashless secondary and tertiary care to more than 530,000,000 of India’s poorest citizens. NDHM aims to create an integrated digital health ecosystem for India by leveraging advanced information technology and digital highways with the goal to ensure access to timely, safe, affordable and quality healthcare for all citizens. As CEO, Dr. Bhushan leads the design, development, rollout, and implementation of both schemes.
He holds a Doctorate in Health Economics and a Masters in Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins University, USA and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). An electrical engineer by education, he also is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University and IIT Delhi where he earned his B.Tech degree and post-graduate diploma, respectively. Dr. Bhushan was recently honored with the Johns Hopkins Global Achievement Award, given each year to recognize the exceptional contributions of those alumni who epitomize the Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence and bring credit to the University in the international arena through their professional or humanitarian service. He also was awarded the Government of India’s National Award for E-Governance 2019-2020 (Gold Award) for Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation for Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY on behalf of the National Health Authority.