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Lav Agarwal
Agarwal addressing a press conference in April 2020.
Born (1972-02-19) 19 February 1972 (age 52)
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
EducationB Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Alma materIIT Delhi
OccupationBureaucrat
Years active1997–present
EmployerGovernment of India
OrganizationIndian Administrative Service
Known forIAS officer leading India's media response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
OfficeJoint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Lav Agarwal (born 19 February 1972) is an Indian bureaucrat and engineer.[1] He is an IAS officer in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, serving as a joint secretary. Agarwal leads the Indian government's daily media briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[2] Before his appointment to the Health Ministry in 2016, Agarwal served in various state governments.[3]. He is regarded as the face of Centre's fight against COVID-19.[4][5][6][7] On 14th August, 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Lav Agarwal". Supremo, Government of India. Single User Platform Related To Employees Online. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dutta, Sumi (7 April 2020). "Lav in the time of COVID-19: Meet the ex-IITian who is the face of India's response". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (28 May 2019). "Will SIT report now be made public?". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/lav-agarwal-face-of-centres-fight-against-coronavirus-tests-covid-19-positive-5705541.html
  5. ^ https://theprint.in/health/lav-agarwal-face-of-modi-govts-covid-fight-himself-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/482011/
  6. ^ https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/lav-agarwal-covid-positive-coronavirus-positive-health-ministry-642140
  7. ^ https://scroll.in/latest/970385/coronavirus-health-ministry-joint-secretary-lav-agarwal-tests-positive-will-be-in-home-isolation
  8. ^ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/health-ministry-joint-secretary-lav-agarwal-tests-positive-for-covid-19-126494
  9. ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/health-ministry-official-lav-agarwal-face-of-india-s-covid-briefings-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-1711283-2020-08-14
  10. ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-lav-agarwal-who-led-health-ministry-briefings-tests-positive-2279704
  11. ^ https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/lav-agarwal-face-of-centres-fight-against-coronavirus-tests-covid-19-positive-5705541.html
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