Positions and Awards

Padma Bhushan

In 2013, Dr. Bhan was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's second highest civil honour, for his contributions to governance and civil service.

National Science Professor, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
President, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, March 2005 – Nov 2012
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Visiting Professor, University of Delh
Visiting Professor, University of Bergen, Norway

Conferred Padma Bhushan Award, 2013
GM Modi Award for Science and Technology, 2019
Om Prakash Bhasin Award 2015 for Science and Technology
Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards 2015 – Science and Technology
H K Firodia Award, 2014
Conferred Genome Valley Excellence Award, 2013
Third World Academy of Science Medal 2010
Pollins Foundation Research Award, 2003
Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialization Award, 2003 on the National Technology Day by Ministry of Science and Technology
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, 1990, for medical sciences, the highest Scientific Award below 45 years of age in Indian Sciences.
National Ranbaxy Award, 1990, for Medical Sciences.
S.S. Mishra Award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, 1986, for the best unpublished research.
ST Achar Gold Medal of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 1984, for the best original research.

President, Society of NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad
Chairman, Board of Governance, Health Systems Transformation Platform, Tata Trust
Chairman, Knowledge Integration and Translational (KnIT) Platform, BIRAC, Government of India
Chairman, WHO Task Force on Maternal and Child Health Research, Geneva
Member, Institutional Body, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Member, Central Institutional Body, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Member, National Technical Board of Nutrition, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government. of India
Chairman, Task Force on Childhood & Adolescent Anemia, Indian Council of Medical Research
Chairman, Maternal and Child Health Research, Indian Council of Medical Research Member
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Indian Council of Medical Research
Member, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Chairman, Expert Working Group on Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines, National Technical Advisory Group of Immunization, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare

Chairman, Governing Board, International Institute of Health Management Research, India
Chairman, National Task Force on Micronutrient Policy, Government of India
Founder President, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Chairman of Steering Committee for Indian Certification of Medical Devices
Chairman, State Health Commission, Himachal Pradesh, India
Chairman, Technical Advisory Group and Member, Steering Committee, National Biopharma Mission, BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Grand Challenges Canada Expert Review Panel
Member, Board of Directors, International Vaccine Institute, Korea

Member, Executive Committee and Governing Board, Public Health Foundation of India
Member, Standing Technical Sub-Committee, National Technical Advisory Group of Immunization, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
Chairman, Research Advisory Council, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Member, Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme, Government of India
Chairman, High Powered Expert Committee on Management of new AIIMS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to the Honourable Prime Minister of India
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committees of

Chairman, SAGE, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Delhi
Chairman/Member of the Jury for nearly all major national science awards in India such as Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Birla Science Award and Ranbaxy National Award

Member, Discovery Expert Group Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee, on Nutrition Research, Government of India
Member, National Board of Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Member, Investment Board, Global Alliance for Vaccines (GAVI)
Chairman, DBT-BFDG research program on Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages
Co-chair, Human Vaccine Acceleration program, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
Member, Advisory Board of Science and Innovation Policy Centre (DST), IIT, Delhi
Chairman, Vaccine Policy Centre, Department of Health Research
Co-chair, Research Committee, DBT-MRC-DFID, UK Health Program
Chair, Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health, Norway
Chairman, Advisory Board, IKP Trust
Member, Search-cum-Selection Committee for J C Bose and Ramanujan Fellowship, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
Chairman, Apex Council, Prime Minister’s Fellowship Scheme