Indu Bhushan to leave as Ayushman Bharat chief, R S Sharma to take over

Bhushan, who's stepping down as his three-year term comes to an end, was not available to talk about his future plans

In a surprise development, the government has decided on a top-level change at the National Health Authority (NHA), which is responsible for implementing the country’s flagship public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

Indu Bhushan, CEO of NHA, would be replaced by RS Sharma, former chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), it is learnt. Sharma had recently been named as the chairperson of an empowered committee for Covid-19 vaccine delivery technology platform—Co-WIN. He was also inducted into the high-level vaccine administration panel headed by VK Paul.

Bhushan, who’s stepping down as his