Work Allocation

Additional Secretaries

(As on 07.01.2026)

1. Dr. Rakesh Gupta, Additional Secretary

Sl. No. Items of Work
1. National AIDS Control Programme (NACP)/NACO
2. Role and responsibilities as Additional Secretary, as envisaged under CHS Rules and Dental posts Recruitment Rules
3. Public Health and Public Health Institutions, Occupational Health National Centre for Disease Control - NCDC
4. Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
5. Emergency Medical Relief (EMR)
6. PM ABHIM- (Central Sector)- Public Health
7. Port/ Airport Health Organizations including Port/ Airport Quarantine
8. Residual matters related to Public Health
9. Coordination for matters related to Public Health

2. Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, NHA

Sl. No. Items of Work
1 Chief Executive Officer, NHA
2 DG(CGHS) (additional charge)

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

Sl. no. Items of Work
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
9. Parliament matters
10. Chairperson of CMSS Governing Body

4. Ms. Vinod Kotwal, Additional Secretary

Sl. 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

Joint Secretaries

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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:
i. Pasteur Institute of India(PII), Coonoor
ii. Central Research Institute(CRI), Kasauli
iii. BCG Vaccine Laboratory Guindy, Chennai
Institute of Serology, Kolkata
8. Institutions for Mental Health:
i. NIMHANS Bengaluru,
ii. 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

5. 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. National Health Policy
11. Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) Programme i/c Training
12. All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR), Mumbai
13. All India Institute of Speech And Hearing (AIISH), Mysore
14. Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)
15. All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health (AIIHPH), Kolkata
16. Rare Diseases
17. Trauma and Burns Unit

6. 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

7. Shri Nikhil Gajraj, Joint Secretary

Sl. No Items of Work
1. Central Health Services (CHS)
2. Tobacco Control
3. National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) and Institutes Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute Chengalpattu Regional Leprosy training and research Institutes, 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
Institutes
8. Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) and related Institutes
9. GFATM- Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria matters
10. Viral Hepatitis

8. 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 India(FSSAI)
5. India Pharmacopeia Commission(IPC)
6. National Institute of Biologicals (NIB)
7. Matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights(IPR)

9. Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary

S.
No		 Items of Work
1 IFD
2 IWSU

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
6. Establishment
7. Coordination

11. Shri Ghulam Mustafa, Joint Secretary

Sl. 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

12. Shri Rajinder Singh, Joint Secretary

Sl. No Items of Work
1 Dte.GHS

Economic Advisors

1. Ms Indrani Kaushal, Sr. Economic Advisor

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

2. Shri Gaurav Kumar, Economic Advisor

Sl. No Items of Work
1 National Health Accounts
2 Bureau of Planning

3. 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

1. 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. National Programme for Prevention & Control of Deafness (NPPCD)
4. National Oral Health Programme (NOHP)
5. National Programme of Prevention & Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)
6. National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (NIDDCP)
7. National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) (NHM)+ (Tertiary and Institutions)
8. National Programme for Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE) (NHM+Tertiary and Institutions)
9. Covid Vaccination

Note 1: All Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries will report directly to Secretary(HFW).

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

Note 3: DS/Directors handling work related to NHM-Finance will directly report to Sr. Economic Advisor (IK).