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National Institute of Health and Family Welfare The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)

Indian Emblem

Governing Body

Governing Body Members of NIHFW

  Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare, Kartavya Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110011.
Chairman (Ex. Officio)
  Ms. Punya Salila Srivastava
Secretary (Health & Family Welfare)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi – 110011.
Vice-Chairperson
(Ex. Officio)
  Dr. Sunita Sharma
Director General of Health Services
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi – 110011.
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Dr. Rajiv Bahl,
Secretary, Deptt. of Health Research, (MoHFW)
and Director General
Indian Council of Medical Research
Ansari Nagar New Delhi-110029.
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Dr. M. Srinivas,
Director
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Dr. (Ms.) Vinod Kotwal
Additional Secretary (Health)
MoHFW
R.No. 256 - A, MoHFW, Kartavya Bhavan
New Delhi - 110011.
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Sh. Hoveyda Abbas,
Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi - 110011.
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Sh. Rakesh Kumar Singh
Director, Training Division
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi - 110011.
Member
(Ex. Officio w.e.f. 23.06.2025)
 
Dr. B.S. Garg
Director,
Dr. Sushila Nayar School of Public Health,
& Emeritus Professor of Community Medicine
MGIMS, Sewa Gram, Wardha, Maharashtra – 442102
Member
(Ex. Officio)
(w.e.f 13.02.2025)
 
Dr. Dewaram A. Nagdeve
Director (Additional Charge)
International Institute for Population Sciences Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai – 400 088
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Mr. Rajib Kumar Sen
Sr. Adviser (Health/WCD)
NITI Aayog, Parliament Street
New Delhi - 110001.
Member
(Ex. Officio)
  Dr. Madhulika Kabra,
Professor, (Deptt. of Paediatrics)
Genetic Unit Old OT Block
Deptt. of Paediatrics, AIIMS
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Member
w.e.f 05/07/2022
  Dr. Pankaja Raghav,
Professor & Head (Deptt. of Community Medicine)
Deptt. of Medicine & Family, AIIMS
Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Member
w.e.f 05/07/2022
  Dr. Sarma G. R. K.
Professor, (Deptt. of Neurology)
D 8, St. Jhon's Medical College Hospital
Bengalur - 560032.
Member
w.e.f 05/07/2022
  Prof. B. R. Shamanna
Professor
School of Medical Sciences,
C-170, Old Life Science Block, Science Complex.
University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli - 500046.
Member
w.e.f 13/11/2022
  Dr. Shekhar Shivram Salkar,
Surgical Oncologist
Manipal Hospital, Dona Paula, Room No 22, Ground Floor
Manipal Hospital, Dr. E Borges Road, Panaji, Goa - 403004.
Member
w.e.f 13/11/2022
  Dr. Daya Krishan Mangal
Senior Associate, D/o International Health,
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, USA, 5/11
SFS, Agarwal Farm, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302020.
Member
w.e.f 13/11/2022
  Dr. Jagat Ram
Former Director
PGIMER, Chandigarh
H.No. 463, Phase - 2, Omax, New Chandigarh, Mullanpur, Punjab - 140901.
Member
w.e.f 13/11/2022
  Dr. Binod Kumar Patro
Director
NIHFW, New Delhi.
Member-Secretary
(Ex. Officio)
w.e.f 16/07/2026

 

Last Updated:24-07-2026