Vipul Aggarwal has been appointed as the Principal Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Following his remarkable tenure as Joint Secretary in the Department of Health & Family Welfare since July 2023, Vipul assumes this significant appointment.

A member of the distinguished 2001 batch of the Indian Police Service Officer from the Gujarat Cadre, Vipul Aggarwal has a remarkable track record. Before his role in health administration, he served as the Deputy CEO of the National Health Authority, a pivotal governmental body overseeing healthcare schemes in India, from February 2020 to August 2022. 

Notably, he played a crucial role in shaping and implementing the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), the world’s largest health assurance scheme, extending coverage to approximately 540 million Indian citizens.

In addition to his administrative prowess, Aggarwal is an accomplished scholar, having earned a Ph.D. He has made significant contributions to public health research. His academic journey includes obtaining a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the prestigious Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he also served as a researcher and policy fellow, enriching numerous projects concerning public health and policy.