The Government has extended the tenure of Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare up to August 28th, 2023. Lav Agarwal — a 49-year-old Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and an engineer — has worked for various state governments before his appointment to the Health Ministry in 2016. A 1996-batch officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, Agarwal is an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi graduate. He has been at the forefront of India’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, addressing the media and attending press briefings.
