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Dharmendra Pradhan

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

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

Petrol prices down by Rupee 1 in 10 days, diesel rates also dip
Business | Jun 08, 2018, 01:44 PM IST
However, despite the cut, petrol prices were hovering above the Rs 80-mark in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Modi govt mulling ‘immediate solution’ to deal with rising fuel prices: Dharmendra Pradhan
India | May 24, 2018, 08:15 PM IST
The minister recalled the central government had in October last year reduced the excise on fuel by Rs 2 per litre keeping in view the interest of the poor people, adding the Centre is looking at both short and long term solutions this time.
Petrol at all time high of Rs 84.99 per litre in Mumbai; Govt likely to announce steps to control 'crisis'
Business | May 23, 2018, 12:53 PM IST
In Mumbai, petrol touched an all time time of Rs 84.99 per litre, while diesel was being sold at Rs 77. 76 per litre. Both the major petroleum products witnessed a hike of 29 paise per litre and 28 paise per paise per litre respectively.

As higher taxes take fuel prices to record high, Govt says ‘working out on formula’ to reduce rates
Business | May 22, 2018, 10:54 PM IST
Amid the “crisis situation” created by rising fuel prices, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Centre taking the issue of oil prices seriously, and that it is working out on a formula to reduce the rates.
Auction begins for laying PNG pipelines across 174 districts in India; check your district here
Business | May 08, 2018, 10:14 PM IST
Awards from the 9th CGD licensing round would help bring gas coverage to 174 districts in 22 states and Union Territories, covering 29 per cent of the country's area and 24 per cent of the population, Pradhan said.
Petroleum products need to be brought under GST, says Dharmendra Pradhan
India | Apr 20, 2018, 10:13 PM IST
Both the central and state governments have started making up their mind in this regard, he said. Petroleum products are out of GST ambit which was rolled out in July last year.

India needs 600 mn tonne refinery capacity by 2040, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
India | Jan 13, 2018, 04:24 PM IST
“India’s refining capacity must increase to about 600 million tonnes by 2040, from about 247 million tonnes currently. We have to add 20 million tonnes in every two-three years to achieve the target,” Pradhan said.
India to send 3 lakh youth to Japan for on-job training
Business | Oct 11, 2017, 10:20 PM IST
India will send three lakh youth to Japan for on-job training for 3-5 years as part of the government's skill development programme.
Gas trading platform to come up 'very soon' in India, says Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Business | Oct 11, 2017, 11:00 AM IST
The Oil minister said the government will soon come up with a gas trading platform.
India to offer $300 billion investment opportunities in oil sector: Dharmendra Pradhan
Business | Oct 10, 2017, 09:23 PM IST
India will offer foreign investors USD 300 billion worth of investment opportunities in energy projects over the next decade, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.
OPEC should go for 'responsible pricing': Dharmendra Pradhan
Business | Oct 08, 2017, 09:22 PM IST
India today pressed oil cartel OPEC to adopt "responsible pricing" for oil and consider the world's third-biggest oil consumer as its preferred sales destination