Dr. Vivek Bhandari, President IIHMR University appointed Independent Director of the Jio Payments Bank 

     To confront India’s challenge of financial inclusion, one of the most-awaited entrants in the banking sector, the Jio Payments Bank Ltd, has appointed IIHMR University’s president, Dr. Vivek Bhandari as one of four independent directors.  A joint venture of Reliance Industries Ltd, and India’s largest bank, the State Bank of India, Jio Payments Bank was was incorporated on November 10, as per documents filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). In September 2015, this payments bank had received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India.  Dr. Bhandari’s active involvement in this high-impact initiative will give IIHMR University a central presence in India’s fast changing technological revolution.   

http://imgur.com/HMEJq9R

 The IIHMR University has won the IndiaToday Safaigiri Award 2016 in the  Toilet Titan Category. This award is being given away to individuals and  institutions under the Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the  India Today Group. This achievement is the result of the collaborative efforts of the IIHMR  team, colleagues from BCT, as well as many external institutional  partners. The initiative has benefitted from the guidance of Dr. Ashok  Agarwal and Dr. SD Gupta and was coordinated by Prof. Goutam Sadhu. Congratulations to the whole IIHMR Team! 

Dr. Vivek Bhandari takes over as the President of IIHMR University Jaipur

Mr. Vivek Bhandari has been appointed as the new President of the IIHMR University, Jaipur. In 2008, Business Today magazine included Prof. Bhandari in its list of "India's Top 25 Young Executives under the age of 40.

 The university has been committed to research and professional development in the field of health management and was led by Dr. SD Gupta as its founding President for over two decades. Dr. SD Gupta will now serve as the Chairman of the IIHMR Board of Governors.Dr. S.D. Gupta on the appointment of Prof. Vivek Bhandari as President IIHMR said, "Dr. Vivek Bhandari brings with him years of experience as a respected educator and an institution-builder. Him joining as the President at the IIHMR University will bring new vision and future growth not only in health management research and education, but also other diversified disciplines related to human development."