Kiran Gopal Vaska

Kiran Gopal Vaska is the Joint Secretary & Mission Director (ABDM) at the National Health Authority leading the implementation of India’s flagship schemes The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yonaja (AB PM-JAY) and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). A career civil servant, Mr Vaska, worked at various levels of government beginning at the grass roots level implementing government policies and schemes. Prior to joining NHA, he worked in areas of education, rural development, energy & power, public health and commerce & industries in the state of Madhya Pradesh(MP). As Mission Director of National Health Mission, MP he has implemented government initiatives and coordinated the efforts of various international organizations in order to improve healthcare service delivery in the state. Mr. Vaska holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from IIT Bombay and Masters degree in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard Kennedy School. He was also the recipient of the Joint Japan-World Bank Graduate Scholarship.