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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

Delhi University should add futuristic courses to its curriculum: Union Education Minister Pradhan
Education | May 19, 2022, 04:07 PM IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also stressed that policies that compromise the country's growth should not be supported while inaugurating the three-day international seminar on 'Revisiting The Ideas of India from Swaraj to New India.'
Central government to set up board for promotion of Vedic education
India | May 15, 2022, 02:49 PM IST
Under the National Education Policy, a special Vedic education board will come into existence to maintain the relevance of the text of Vedas in modern society.
CUET doesn't infringe upon rights of states: Pradhan in letter to TN minister
Education | Apr 25, 2022, 07:02 AM IST
The Union minister contended that as against the summative assessment which encourages the coaching culture, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasises formative assessment.

Sena MP writes to Union minister over BSc textbook containing 'merits, advantages of dowry system'
India | Apr 04, 2022, 07:36 PM IST
As per the book, 'ugly girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly looking boys'.
UP polls 2022: BJP to contest elections on issues of poor welfare, says Dharmendra Pradhan
Elections | Nov 27, 2021, 06:59 AM IST
Exuding confidence over winning elections in UP, the Union Minister also said that the poor in Uttar Pradesh are supporting PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath.
New NEP to help provide affordable, quality education to students: Dharmendra Pradhan
Education | Oct 08, 2021, 11:57 AM IST
"Under the new NEP, we want to invite global education institutions, some of our Indian institutions can collaborate with prestigious US institutions. In that way number of students will be benefited in a bigger way," Dharmendra Pradhan said

BJP aims to win UP Assembly polls, plans micro-management at booth level
India | Sep 25, 2021, 08:34 AM IST
According to sources, during the meeting, it was decided that all district in-charges will take the stock of their area and give reports to Dharmendra Pradhan so that to understand the party position in each district.
Edu Min Dharmendra Pradhan stresses on universalisation of quality education through digital medium
Education | Sep 22, 2021, 06:19 PM IST
The Union Education Minister called for an innovative approach to leverage technology to further expand the existing platforms to cover all spectrums of School Education, Higher Education, Skill Development and Teachers training
NIRF Ranking 2021: IIT Madras tops in overall category, here's list of top varsities, colleges
Education | Sep 09, 2021, 10:18 PM IST
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) has retained the top spot in overall category, followed by IISc Bangalore. Check list of top colleges, varsities

NEET postponement demand: Dharmendra Pradhan breaks silence. Here's what he said
Education | Sep 08, 2021, 05:48 PM IST
The education minister's response came a day after the former Congress president called for the postponement of the NEET examination as many other exams are scheduled around September 12.
NIRF Ranking 2021: Education Minister to release unicersity, college rankings on September 9
Education | Sep 07, 2021, 06:43 PM IST
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will release the top educational institutions ranking through a virtual event scheduled to be held on September 9.
Teachers' Day 2021: 44 teachers, including 10 women, receive National Teachers' Award
Education | Sep 05, 2021, 01:09 PM IST
Teachers' Day: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Teachers' Award to 44 teachers on Sunday.

Target of 100% enrolment in schools by 2030: Dharmendra Pradhan
Education | Sep 01, 2021, 05:15 PM IST
Union Education Ministry Dharmendra Pradhan said it has set a new target of ensuring 100 per cent enrolment of children in schools across the country during the next nine years.
Pradhan urges Odisha CM to issue marksheets of UG students
Education | Aug 30, 2021, 04:13 PM IST
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought the personal intervention of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for the issuance of the provisional final semester mark sheets for UG stduents.
Formulation of NEP 2020 is live example of cooperative federalism: Education Minister
Education | Aug 25, 2021, 06:58 PM IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the formulation of NEP 2020 is a live example of cooperative federalism.

NEET Exam 2021: OBC students' body thanks Dharmendra Pradhan for 27% quota in medical entrance
Education | Aug 23, 2021, 06:34 PM IST
OBC students' body expressed their gratitude towards the Union government for proposing the implementation of a 27 per cent quota for NEET.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dances with Koraput villagers in Odisha | Watch
India | Aug 20, 2021, 06:14 PM IST
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled to Rayagada in a train on Thursday and visited Koraput for the party's programme. The Railway Minister participated in the dance performance with tribal women in Koraput.
Railway Minister travels in train from Bhubaneswar to Rayagada, seeks feedback from passengers
India | Aug 20, 2021, 09:05 AM IST
Inspecting Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the station will be developed soon.
Over 15 crore children deprived of benefits of education system: Dharmendra Pradhan
Education | Aug 12, 2021, 12:39 PM IST
"Though 35 crore students are getting education in schools, still a major number of students, estimated 15 crores are out of the education system," Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.
374 districts in India 'educationally backward': Education Ministry
Education | Aug 12, 2021, 12:53 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh (41) has the highest number of backward districts followed by Madhya Pradesh with 39 districts, Rajasthan - 30, Tamil Nadu- 27, Bihar- 25.