The tenure of Dr Rajiv Bahl as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary, Department of Health Research, has been extended for two years.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (August 28, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the extension of his tenure for a further period of two years with effect from October 7, 2025.
Dr Bahl was first appointed to the post on September 23, 2022, for a period of three years. Before taking charge at ICMR, he served as Head of Research on Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health, and Head of the Newborn Unit in the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
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