Praveen Gedam

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Praveen Gedam is an Indian Administrative Service officer. He currently is Additional CEO for the National Health Authority (NHA).

Praveen Gedam
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
EducationMBBS
OccupationAdditional Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority
Years activeJune 2019 - present
OrganizationGovernment of India
Known forAyushman Bharat, National Health Authority
Notable work
Kumbh Mela Management,

Gedam was appointed as Additional CEO of the National Health Authority in 2019.[1]

Gedam has spoken for the NHA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in India[2] in advocacy of farmer's access to healthcare,[3] for developing digital health services throughout India,[4] and enabling access to driving insurance for ridesharing company workers.[5]

Gedam was previously Transport Commissioner in the Government of Maharashtra.[6][7] In that role he sought to reduce scams in consumer access to services at the Regional Transport Office.[8] He also developed regional mining policies.[9]

Gedam assisted in providing municipal services to the 2015 Kumbh Mela in Nashik.[10][11]

Gedam joined the IAS with the 2002 Maharashtra cohort.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Praveen N Gedam IAS appointed Dy CEO- National Health Authority | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". IndianBureaucracy.com. 26 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Fernandes, Brigitte (2 May 2020). "India's COVID toll-free number recorded 50k calls, highest in a day, in last week of March". Republic TV.
  3. ↑ EH News Bureau (15 January 2020). "NHA and ITC e-Choupal sign MoU to raise awareness on Ayushman Bharat amongst farmers in rural areas". Express Healthcare.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Rajeev (3 June 2020). "Digital medicine to be order of the day post-COVID, India poised to leapfrog: Dr Praveen Gedam, NHA [Interview]". The Financial Express.
  5. ↑ "Ola Partners with Ayushman Bharat to Provide Health Insurance for 2 Million Driver Partners". News18. 19 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Press Trust of India (30 July 2016). "Praveen Gedam new transport commissioner". Business Standard.
  7. ↑ "Praveen Gedam new transport commissioner". The Siasat Daily. 30 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Bhosale, Arpika (24 July 2017). "Online applications take backseat, long queues at city RTO". The Asian Age.
  9. ↑ Moneylife Digital Team (2 February 2016). "Centre's guidelines on sand mining are based on the model developed by Dr Praveen Gedam, keynote speaker at Moneylife Foundation's 6th Anniversary". Moneylife.
  10. ↑ Camera Culture (16 February 2016). "Kumbh Mela and MIT Kumbhathon: a government leader's reflection on innovation and spiritual events". Emerging Worlds.
  11. ↑ Patel, Priyanka A (18 July 2015). "Nashik's Municipal Commissioner taught NDTV a lesson they'll never forget". ReshareIt.

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