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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

Petrol price rise: Case filed against Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Muzaffarpur
India | Jun 28, 2021, 10:20 PM IST
Local resident Tamanna Hashmi filed the case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, alleging that it was a "conspiracy" to sell petrol at high rates across the country.
Petroleum Minister defends high fuel prices citing govt spending on welfare schemes
India | Jun 14, 2021, 10:41 AM IST
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday accepted that high fuel prices have been a cause of difficulty to the general public.
Misnomer to campaign that fuel prices are at all-time high: Dharmendra Pradhan
Business | Feb 10, 2021, 03:19 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan said that petrol and diesel prices are governed by an international price mechanism.

CM Ashok Gehlot claims BJP trying to destabilise Rajasthan govt, Union Minister evades question
India | Dec 05, 2020, 11:26 PM IST
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday evaded queries on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's claim that the BJP was trying to destabilise his government by resorting to "negative politics" by speculating on its fall and stoking fears about coronavirus pandemic.
Dharmendra Pradhan seeks to repeal Odisha Universities (Amendment) Bill 2020
India | Oct 10, 2020, 09:35 PM IST
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan once again on Saturday requested the Centre to repeal the Odisha Universities (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was passed in the state Assembly during the Monsoon Session recently.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tests COVID-19 positive, hospitalised
India | Aug 04, 2020, 08:03 PM IST
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to the Medanta Hospital.

Petroleum Minister Pradhan allays fears of non-telcos PSUs over AGR dues
Business | Feb 17, 2020, 06:24 PM IST
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said he believes non-telecom PSUs are not covered by the Supreme Court order that asked telecom licence holders to pay statutory dues after including non-telecom revenues.
LPG Price Hike: Oil Minister justifies increase citing spike in global prices
India | Feb 13, 2020, 09:30 PM IST
The oil ministry on Thursday justified the steep Rs 144.50 per cylinder hike in cooking gas LPG prices, saying the rates are based on the international market price that had increased over 26 per cent last month. It also said domestic consumers have been largely insulated from the hike by way of the large increase in subsidy.
Only those who say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' will stay in India: Dharmendra Pradhan
India | Dec 29, 2019, 08:37 AM IST
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that only those who will say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' will stay in India. Addressing the 54th state conference of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Pradhan questioned, "Whether the sacrifice given by Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose will go waste? People have fought for freedom not because we have to count after 70 years who all are citizens. Whether we will make this country a Dharamshala?."

IOC, GAIL to pay Adani 5% more charge than their own LNG terminal: Dharmendra Pradhan
Business | Nov 18, 2019, 03:26 PM IST
State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and GAIL India will pay Adani Group 5 per cent more in hiring charges for using the private firm's upcoming LNG import facility at Dhamra in Odisha than their own similar terminal, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.
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.
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.