Amod Kumar

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Amod Kumar (IAS) is an Indian Administrative Service officer with 20+ years of administrative experience in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state. He has contributed significantly to the fields of e-governance, education, health and family welfare. Amod serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of Harvard School of Public Health for the Better birth trial of WHO checklist for safe delivery. He is a recipient of several awards, including the Golden Icon award and the e-Governance Champion Award, was the youngest recipient of Prime Minister's Award for excellence in public administration in 2008, and has been named one of India’s 35 action heroes who are making a difference in the country, by India Today. He has an MTech and BTech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.


Articles by Amod Kumar


A group of panelists_nonprofit humour

June 10, 2025
Post Schedule Testing

June 10, 2025
Missed Schedule Testing

January 31, 2024
જન-કેન્દ્રિત સંસ્થા બનવાની નવ રીતો
આંતરિક પ્રતિભા વ્યવસ્થાપન એ સતત શીખવાની અને સુધારવાની પ્રક્રિયા છે. અહીં એવી કેટલીક ટીપ્સ છે જે તમને સંસ્થાકીય સંસ્કૃતિ બનાવવામાં મદદ કરે છે જે લોકોને પ્રથમ સ્થાન આપે છે.
doctor and patient as part of COVID-19 response

May 27, 2021
What can we learn from Jharkhand’s COVID-19 response?
Jharkhand has taken additional COVID-19 response protocols to curb the surge. Here are some implementation challenges and suggestions on a way forward.
A person holding a vaccine bottle and syringe-picture courtesy-Flickr

May 25, 2021
India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive is excluding millions of citizens
The government's recently published guidelines for vaccinating vulnerable groups are inadequate, and risk excluding the very people they are meant to benefit.
group of people standing in front of a wall which has a slogan about social distancing painted on it-NGOs

May 24, 2021
What can nonprofits do to tackle COVID-19 in central India?
The window of opportunity to stop preventable deaths is narrow, but doable. Here are some steps that nonprofits can take to tackle rising COVID-19 cases in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh.
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