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| office1 = CEO, [[National Health Authority]] <br />
| termend1 = 31/01/2021<br />
| termstart1 = 01/02/2018<br />
| successor1 = [[Ram Sewak Sharma]]<br />
| occupation = [[civil servant]], [[economist]]<br />
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| known_for = [[Ayushman Bharat|Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna ]]<br />
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'''Indu Bhushan''' is a former Indian bureaucrat and economist. He was the first CEO of [[Ayushman Bharat Yojana|Ayushman Bharat]], an Indian government agency providing national healthcare coverage to the low-income population of the country.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mookerji|first=Nivedita|date=2021-01-28|title=Indu Bhushan to leave as Ayushman Bharat chief, R S Sharma to take over|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indu-bhushan-to-leave-as-ayushman-bharat-chief-rs-sharma-to-take-over-121012800638_1.html|access-date=2021-02-28}}</ref><br />
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==Education and career==<br />
In 1983 Bhushan received [[Bachelor of Technology#India|B.Tech]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi|Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU)]] and [[Postgraduate diploma#India|Postgraduate Diploma]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]]. Bhushan graduated with a doctorate in economics and a master's degree in health science from [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref name="PTI March 2018">{{cite web |author1=Press Trust of India |authorlink1=Press Trust of India |title=Indu Bhushan appointed CEO of 'Ayushman Bharat' mission |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indu-bhushan-appointed-ceo-of-ayushman-bharat-mission/articleshow/63492303.cms |website=The Economic Times |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=27 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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From 1983-92, Bhushan served as an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer in the Rajasthan cadre before taking voluntary retiement.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Complete biodata |url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=69&PageId= |website=Ministry of Personnel |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> From 1994-96 he was with the [[World Bank]].<ref name="Shrimal 2018">{{cite web |last1=Shrimal |first1=Yuvraj |title=Stark reality: A tale of another Indu Bhushan |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-stark-reality-a-tale-of-another-indu-bhushan-2601186 |website=DNA India |publisher=[[Zee News]] |language=en |date=5 April 2018}}</ref> Bhushan held various appointments at the [[Asian Development Bank]] from 1997.<ref name="PTI March 2018"/> In 2018 he accepted an appointment as CEO of [[Ayushman Bharat Yojana|Ayushman Bharat]], an Indian government agency providing national healthcare coverage.<ref name="PTI March 2018"/><br />
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==Ayushman Bharat Yojana==<br />
In his role as CEO [[Ayushman Bharat Yojana|Ayushman Bharat]], various media media outlets have interviewed Bhushan about his plans for addressing the challenges which the Indian government faces in providing health care.<br />
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Bhusan said that the biggest difficulty for implementing Ayushman Bharat was rapidly increasing the number of available hospital beds in rural areas without greatly increasing the government's cost per bed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Inamdar |first1=Tamanna |title=Beds In Rural Areas, Pricing Biggest Challenges To Ayushman Bharat Scheme |url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/law-and-policy/2018/08/15/beds-in-rural-areas-pricing-biggest-challenges-to-ayushman-bharat-scheme |website=[[BloombergQuint]] |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |language=en |date=15 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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At a talk hosted by the [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry]], Bhushan gave the opinion that the Indian government should increase its investment in healthcare.<ref name="PTI October 2020">{{cite web |author1=Press Trust of India |authorlink1=Press Trust of India |title=Covid-19 crisis highlighted need for more investment in health sector: Ayushman Bharat CEO |url=https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/covid-19-crisis-highlighted-need-for-more-investment-in-health-sector-ayushman-bharat-ceo/78438942 |website=ETHealthworld.com |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |language=en |date=2 October 2020}}</ref> He also described that India could greatly advance its efficiency in healthcare through digital reform after the model of India adopting [[financial technology]] to improve [[finance in India]].<ref name="PTI October 2020"/> He emphasized that [[medical privacy]] for patients has to be secure for any health data.<ref name="PTI October 2020"/><ref name="Chakrabarti 2020">{{cite web |last1=Chakrabarti |first1=Angana |title=Govt addressing all privacy concerns around digital health mission, NHA CEO Indu Bhushan says |url=https://theprint.in/health/govt-addressing-all-privacy-concerns-around-digital-health-mission-nha-ceo-indu-bhushan-says/514589/ |website=[[ThePrint]] |date=1 October 2020}}</ref> He compared the privacy and security of the [[Unified Payments Interface]] for his own plans in medicine through the National Digital Health Mission.<ref name="PTI October 2020"/><br />
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A year into running the Ayushman Bharat scheme, Bhushan again spoke of personal privacy in an interview.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaul |first1=Rhythma |title=Ayushman Bharat scheme has worked quite well: CEO Indu Bhushan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ayushman-bharat-scheme-has-worked-quite-well-ceo-indu-bhushan/story-oNsuNdzbjaAOtyN7yBdOdM.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |date=23 September 2019}}</ref> In another interview he described heavily he relied on technological development to achieve goals, while again stating the need for privacy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Radhakrishna |first1=T |title=NHA is authorized to implement National Digital Health Mission: CEO Indu Bhushan |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/healthcare/nha-is-authorized-to-implement-national-digital-health-mission-ceo-indu-bhushan/77163124 |website=ETGovernment.com |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |language=en |date=26 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Recognition==<br />
In 2020 Bhusan received the Global Achievement Award from the [[alumni association]] of [[Johns Hopkins University]], where he was a student.<ref>{{cite web |author1=eHealth Network |title=Dr Indu Bhushan to receive Global Achievement Award for exceptional contributions - eHealth Magazine |url=https://ehealth.eletsonline.com/2020/05/dr-indu-bhushan-to-receive-global-achievement-award-for-exceptional-contributions/ |website=ehealth.eletsonline.com |publisher=Elets Technomedia |date=16 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
*{{cite web |last1=Borghijs |first1=Alain |last2=Bhushan |first2=Indu |title=Innovatively using the Asian Development Bank's balance sheet to eradicate poverty |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2015/05/27/innovatively-using-the-asian-development-banks-balance-sheet-to-eradicate-poverty/ |website=Brookings Institution |publisher=[[Brookings Institution]] |date=27 May 2015}}<br />
*{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Sara |last2=Bhushan |first2=Indu |title=Public Health On Call: 130 - Dr. Indu Bhushan on COVID-19 and India's Publicly Funded Health Care System, PM-JAY |url=https://johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/130-dr-indu-bhushan-on-covid-19-and-indias-publicly-funded-health-care-system-pm-jay |website=johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com |publisher=[[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]] |language=en |date=5 August 2020}}<br />
*{{cite web |last1=Bhan |first1=Shereen |title=In conversation with Indu Bhushan, the man in charge of National Health Digital Mission |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/in-conversation-with-indu-bhushan-the-man-in-charge-of-national-health-digital-mission-6669271.htm |website=cnbctv18.com |publisher=[[TV18]] |date=18 August 2020}}<br />
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