Indu Bhushan

Indu Bhushan (born 6 January 1961) is a former Indian bureaucrat and Economist. He was the first CEO of Ayushman Bharat, an Indian government agency providing national healthcare coverage to the low-income population of the country.

Education and career In 1983 Bhushan received B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU) and 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.

From 1983-92, Bhushan served as an Indian Administrative Service officer in the Rajasthan cadre before taking voluntary retirement. From 1994-96 he was with the World Bank. Bhushan held various appointments at the Asian Development Bank from 1997.

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. 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. He compared the privacy and security of the Unified Payments Interface for his own plans in medicine through the National Digital Health Mission. In another interview he described heavily he relied on technological development to achieve goals, while again stating the need for privacy.

Recognition In 2020, Bhushan received the Global Achievement Award from the alumni association of Johns Hopkins University, where he was a student.

Family life Indu Bhushan is married to Anjana Bhushan, a public health professional with expertise in human rights and gender. They have two daughters: Ambika Bhushan and Devika Bhushan, both physicians trained at Harvard Medical School. Devika Bhushan has served as Acting California Surgeon General (2022).

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