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Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan is a BJP leader and currently the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepeneurship in the NDA government. He is the son of former BJP MP Dr. Debendra Pradhan. He started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983, and was elected President of Talcher College Students' Union in 1985. Soon he was elected as the national secretary of ABVP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2004 to 2006. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Pradhan has represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. He was also a member of the 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000-2004). He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012. Since then he was a member of several committees like Committee on Government Assurances, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licenses and spectrum, Committee on Rural Development and Committee on Agriculture. 2004 onwards, Pradhan was the party-incharge for Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Odisha.

Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan to visit Russia, Japan from Oct 22 to Oct 26
India | Oct 21, 2019, 10:07 PM IST
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will visit Russia and Japan between October 22 and 26 to boost energy ties with the two nations.
Indo-US energy trade to touch ten billion dollar in FY20: Pradhan
Business | Oct 21, 2019, 04:47 PM IST
In 2018-19, our energy trade size is $7 billion with the US. It is increasing this year, as we are importing crude oil, LNG, coal, especially the special category of coal.
India to see USD 118 billion investment in oil, gas sector: Pradhan
Business | Oct 14, 2019, 04:14 PM IST
Speaking at the India Energy Forum of CERAWeek conference here, he said India's energy transition level is in line with global trends.

Conclave on making India global steel manufacturing hub
Business | Sep 22, 2019, 11:03 AM IST
At present, China is the world's largest steel producer with a production capacity of 928.3 MT of crude steel (2018), while India, with 106.5 MT of crude steel production, ranks second on the list.
Minister seeks direct flight between Bhubaneswar and Dubai
India | Sep 18, 2019, 01:13 PM IST
In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Pradhan said there has been a long-pending request from various quarters for introducing a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai.
Government appoints two OSDs, one private secy to union ministers Pradhan, R K Singh and Nitin Gadkari
India | Aug 28, 2019, 10:35 PM IST
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has appointed Jitendra Asati, a 2009-batch IES officer, as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Pradhan for a period up to October 20, 2021.

Dharmendra Pradhan seeks independent trains connecting Kalahandi with Odisha capital
India | Jul 19, 2019, 06:52 PM IST
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to run two independent trains -- Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar-Junagarh -- for the convenience of the people in Odisha's Kalahandi.
86% of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries ordered LPG refill: Dharmendra Pradhan
Business | Jul 01, 2019, 09:13 PM IST
Highlighting achievements of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), he said average per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries is around 4.87 cylinders in a year.
Dharmendra Pradhan retains petroleum, gets steel too
India | May 31, 2019, 02:42 PM IST
Considered the party's chief ministerial candidate at one time, Pradhan had steered one of the Modi government's most talked about schemes Pradhan Mantri Ujjawla Yojana, an initiative to provide free cooking gas connection to poor women.

VIDEO: Mamata Banerjee gets off car after people chant Jai Shri Ram
News | May 31, 2019, 11:24 AM IST
VIDEO: Mamata Banerjee gets off car after people chant Jai Shri Ram
Dharmendra Pradhan: From ABVP activist to Union Minister
India | May 30, 2019, 09:24 PM IST
Even though he lost one Assembly election from the Pallahara constituency in 2009, Dharmendra Pradhan's political journey has witnessed a rise and rise. Pradhan, who has been elected to the upper house of the Parliament this time from Madhya Pradesh, is a three-time MP and one-time MLA.
Modi Sarkar 2.0 formation: As it happened
India | May 29, 2019, 11:25 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Dharmendra Pradhan and Prakash Javadekar are set to take oath as ministers in Modi Sarkar 2.0 on Thursday when Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 16th Prime Minister of India.

Congress is raising questions on Rafale deal to hide their failures: Dharmendra Pradhan
National | Dec 14, 2018, 11:16 PM IST
Gandhi also reiterated the Congress' demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the deal. He claimed that if it was conducted, names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and businessman Anil Ambani will come to the fore.
Piyush Goyal orders probe into Odisha land cave incident
India | Dec 07, 2018, 04:25 PM IST
In a letter to Goyal, Pradhan informed him of the incident that took place on Wednesday, saying it had caused panic among the residents.
India to keep buying oil from Iran, thanks to PM Modi: Pradhan on US sanctions on Tehran
India | Nov 04, 2018, 01:01 AM IST
The US administration has allowed India and other seven countries to keep importing oil from Iran, despite its reimposition of crippling sanctions on the Persian Gulf nation from November 5.

'Despite looming US sanctions, Indian companies will continue to buy Iranian oil in November'
India | Oct 09, 2018, 06:37 AM IST
"We have to fulfill our own domestic requirements. Some of our companies have already nominated theire quota for November," said the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, while referring to import of Iran's oil by Indian companies.
No going back on fuel price deregulation: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
India | Oct 08, 2018, 04:47 PM IST
Pradhan said he had spoken to Saudi Oil Minister Khalid A Al-Falih and "reminded him of the June commitment of Opec to increase production by 1 million barrels per day" to help cool prices.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan suggests Odisha reduce VAT on fuel
India | Sep 16, 2018, 04:31 PM IST
Reacting to Pradhan's proposal, Odisha Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera said the Centre should first reduce tax on the oil price.
Dharmendra Pradhan blames "isolated" American policies for fuel price rise
India | Aug 31, 2018, 08:16 PM IST
Earlier today, the Indian rupee slumped to a record low of 71 against the US dollar by falling 26 paise on persistent demand for the US currency amid rising crude prices.
Government to move High Court against Reliance arbitration award, says Pradhan
India | Aug 03, 2018, 05:35 PM IST
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government will file an appeal in High Court against a ruling by an international tribunal which rejected its USD 1.55 billion claims against Reliance Industries for allegedly siphoning gas from fields operated by state-owned ONGC