Work Allocation

As on 08.10.2025

Additional Secretaries

1. Ms. V. Hekali Zhimomi, Additional Secretary

Sl.No.	Items of work
1.	International Cooperation (IC)
2.	International Health (IH) including G20 related matters
3.	Central Health Education Bureau (CHEB)
4.	Human Resources Development / Skill Development/ Training and related Institutes
5.	Tobacco Control
6.	National AIDS Control Programme (NACP)/NACO
7.	Donor Coordination
8.	Coordination for matters related to Public Health
9.	All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR), Mumbai
10.	All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH), Mysore
11.	Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)
12.	All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health-AIIHPH, Kolkata
13.	Public Health and Public Health Institutions, Occupational Health National Centre for Disease Control-NCDC
14.	Parliament matters
15.	Chairperson of CMSS Governing Body

2. Ms. Aradhana Patnaik, AS&MD, NHM

Sl.No.	Item of Works
1.	Overall implementation and supervision of National Health Mission (NHM)
2.	All programmes funded under NHM
3.	NHM- Finance
4.	DVDMS/HMIS
5.	National Health Accounts
6.	Bureau of Planning
7.	Sustainable Development Goals (Overall Policy)
8.	PM ABHIM - NHM

3. Ms. Vinod Kotwal, Additional Secretary

S.No	Items of Work
1.	Medical Education
2.	Dental Education
3.	Nursing
4.	Dental Council of India / NDC
5.	Indian Nursing Council /NNMC
6.	Pharmacy Council of India
7.	National Board of Examination
8.	Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing
9.	Lady Reading Health School, Delhi
10.	Allied Health Education
11.	National Medical Commission (NMC)
12.	NCAHP
13.	Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) as DG, CGHS
14.	Role and responsibilities as Additional Secretary, as envisaged under CHS Rules and Dental posts Recruitment Rules

Joint Secretaries

1. Shri Manashvi Kumar, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	CGHS
2.	North East Institutions: North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal Regional Institute of Para Medical and Nursing Sciences (RIPMNS), Aizawl
3.	Hospitals (RML & PGIMER / Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College ( Administrative control of Rural Health Training Centre / Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children Hospital)
4.	Union Territory & Island Development matters
5.	Kasturba Health Society (KHS) Wardha
6.	Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS), Sevagram, Maharashtra
7.	Vallabh Bhai Patel Institute of Chest, New Delhi
8.	Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow
9.	Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh
10.	Matters related to Kayakalp

2. Ms. Ankita Mishra Bundela, Joint Secretary

Sl.No	Items of Work
1.	Establishment of new AIIMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY)
2.	Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna(PMSSY)
3.	AIIMS-Jodhpur, Bhopal, Raipur, Rishikesh, Bhubaneshwar & Patna
4.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
5.	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),Chandigarh
6.	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) , Puducherry
7.	Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO)

3. Shri Vijay Nehra, Joint Secretary

Sl.No	Items of Work
1.	All Procurement Matters including medical oxygen procurement
2.	CMSS/MSO
3.	Health Public Enterprises, Administrative matters of HLL Lifecare Ltd.(HLL)
4.	Public Private Partnership (PPP) related policy work
5.	Palliative Care
6.	Tertiary Care (Central Sector Scheme component)
7.	Vaccine Institutes: Pasteur Institute of India(PII), Coonoor Central Research Institute(CRI), Kasauli BCG Vaccine Laboratory Guindy, Chennai Institute of Serology, Kolkata
8.	Institutions for Mental Health: NIMHANS Bengaluru, LGBRIMH Tejjpur, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.
9.	National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetic and Cardiovascular Diseases (NPCDCS)(NHM+ Tertiary)
10.	Programme for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (NHM + Tertiary)
11.	National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) (NHM + Tertiary and Institutions) including Tele-Manas
12.	Transplantation of Human Organs Act (1994) and its implementation
13.	Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata

4. Shri Saurabh Jain, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
2.	National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC)
3.	Infrastructure and Human resource (MMU, Ambulance, EMRI etc.)
4.	Universal Health Coverage, Health Financing
5.	National Programme Management unit of NHM
6.	Comprehensive Primary Health Care including Development of Health &Wellness Centres
7.	National Urban Health Mission(NUHM)
8.	Sustainable Development Goals (Overall Policy)
9.	PM ABHIM - NHM
10.	Blood Disorders, Thalassemia, Haemophilia, Sickle Cell Anaemia
11.	National Health Policy
12.	Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) Programme i/c Training

5. Shri Nikhil Gajraj, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	Central Health Services
2.	Tobacco Control
3.	National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) and lnstitutes Central Leprosy Teaching and Research lnstitute Chengalpattu Regional Leprosy training and research lnstitutes, Gouripur, Raipur, Aska
4.	Blood Disorders, Thalassemia, Haemophilia, Sickle Cell Anaemia
5.	National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) and related institutes
6.	Central Health Education Bureau (CHEB)
7.	Human Resource Development /Skill Training / Training and related lnstitutes

6. Shri Madhukar Kumar Bhagat, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	Telemedicine
2.	e Health
3.	Meta Data and Data Standards (MDDS)
4.	Electronic Health Record (EHR)
5.	COWIN Digital Platform
6.	Medical Value Travel
7.	Work related to technical aspects of project proposals relating to cyber security of AIIMS and other health establishments. (The administrative and financial aspects will continue to be dealt by respective administrative divisions)

7. Ms. Meera Srivastava, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT)
2.	Janani Suraksha Yojana(JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK)
3.	Child Health including Rashtriya Bal Swasthiya Karyakram(RBSK) & Nutrition
4.	Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
5.	Mother and Child Tracking Facilitation Centre (MCTFC) and Direct Benefit Transfer
6.	Population Policy / Family Planning / Social Marketing of Contraceptives Scheme / SSM
7.	Reproductive, Maternal, Neo-natal, Child & Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Policy, Programme & Schemes
8.	Nutrition & Gender
9.	Immunization &Pulse Polio Programme
10.	Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS)/ RCH portal
11.	Jansankhya Sthirta Kosh (JSK)
12.	Chairperson, Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

8. Ms. Vandana Jain, Joint Secretary

S. No	Items of Work
1.	Rare Diseases
2.	Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
3.	Emergency Medical Relief (EMR)
4.	PM ABHIM- (Central Sector)-PH
5.	Port / Airport Health Organizations including Port / Airport Quarantine
6.	Trauma and Burns Unit
7.	Residual matters related to Public Health

9. Shri Ghulam Mustafa, Joint Secretary

S. No	Items of Work
1.	Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
2.	Legal Cell
3.	Red Cross Society
4.	Grants (Non-rare diseases & RAN)
5.	Euthanasia
6.	Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) Act 2010 and its implementation

10. Shri E. Robert Singh, Joint Secretary

Sl.No	Items of Work
1.	Welfare& PG
2.	RTI
3.	Swachhata
4.	General Administration Protocol R&I /Records
5.	Official Language

11. Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary

Sl.No	Items of Work
1.	IFD
2.	IWSU

12. Shri Rajinder Singh, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	Dte.GHS

13. Shri Pushpendra Rajput, Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	Establishment
2.	Coordination
3.	Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) and related Institutes
4.	National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)and related institutes
5.	GFATM- Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria matters
6.	National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) and Institutes Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute Chengalpattu Regional Leprosy training and research Institutes, Gouripur, Raipur, Aska
7.	Viral Hepatitis

14. Shri Harsh Mangla,Joint Secretary

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	Drugs & Cosmetics Act
2.	Drugs & Food Quality Control Strengthening of State Drug Regulatory Authority Strengthening of State Food Regulatory system
3.	Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)
4.	Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 and, Food Safety and Standards Authority of lndia (FSSAI)
5.	India Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)
6.	National Institute of Biologicals (NIB)
7.	Matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Economic Advisors

Ms. Indrani Kaushal, Sr. Economic Advisor

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	NHM-Finance
2.	National Health Accounts
3.	Bureau of Planning

2. Ms. Geetu Joshi, Economic Advisor

Sl. No	Items of Work
1.	International Cooperation
2.	International Health (IH) including G20 related matters
3.	Donor Coordination

Advisor Cost

Shri Lalit Wadhwa, Adviser (Cost)

Sl. No.	Items of work
1.	Information, Education & Communication (IEC)(SNA)
2.	Rashtriya Swasthya BimaYojana (RSBY) / Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY
3.	Human Resources Development / Skill Development/ Training and related Institutes
4.	National Programme for Prevention & Control of Deafness (NPPCD)
5.	National Oral Health Programme (NOHP)
6.	National Programme of Prevention & Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)
7.	National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (NIDDCP)
8.	National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) (NHM)+ (Tertiary and Institutions)
9.	National Programme for Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE) (NHM+Tertiary and Institutions)
10.	Covid Vaccination

Note 1 : All Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries will report directly to Secretary(HFW). However, for training related work, Adviser (Cost) will submit files through AS(VHZ).

Note 2 : For NHM related matters, AS&MD (NHM) will coordinate for all the programs related to NHM, including Admin / Finance Sanction / Policy Matters.