Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Piyush Singla, a 2012 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the AGMUT cadre, was appointed as the Director of the National Health Authority (NHA) for the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). His appointment was made under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Department of Health & Family Welfare and was recommended by the Ministry of Home Affairs for central deputation. The tenure is co-terminus with the duration of the ABDM project and is subject to admissible staffing norms. The ABDM, launched in 2021, aims to create a digital health ecosystem in India through ABHA IDs and improved health record integration under the National Health Authority.