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Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan (born 26 June 1969) is BJP leader and currently the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel in the Second Modi Ministry. He was previously also the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the First Modi Ministry. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2018 from Madhya Pradesh. Pradhan was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was also a member of 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000 - 2004) elected from Pallalhara constituency. He is also a member of ABVP. He is the son of Former Union Minister and Senior BJP Leader Dr. Debendra Pradhan. Pradhan is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In addition to being a General Secretary, he was assigned additional responsibility to look after the party activities in Jharkhand in August 2011. Dharmendra Pradhan is close aide and a trusted confidant of Prime minister Narendra Modi, BJP party President Amit Shah and was one of the Chief Architects for the victory of BJP in Bihar in the Lok Sabha election of 2014.
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Born
1969-06-26
Birth Place
Talcher
Residence
Talcher
Education
Utkal_University
Political Ideology
Bharatiya_Janata_Party
Father
Debendra_Pradhan
Mother
Basanta Manjari Pradhan
Spouse(s)
Mridula Pradhan
Children
2
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Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100-day reading campaign 'Padhe Bharat'

New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a 100-day reading campaign 'Padhe Bharat' on Saturday. The launch of the 100 Days Reading Campaign is in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which lays emphasis on the promotion of joyful reading culture for children by ensuring the availability of age-appropriate reading books for children in local/mother tongue/regional/tribal language.
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Want Assam to become laboratory for caste, tribe, language-based education system: Dharmendra Pradhan

Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 20 (ANI): Stating that the Centre wants Assam to become a laboratory for a caste, tribe, language-based education system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the Central Government will prioritize every resource needed to achieve this. "Northeastern states have 180 regional languages and...
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Dharmendra Pradhan launches second phase of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday launched the second phase (phase-II) of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF), a two-year programme conceived to create opportunities for young, dynamic individuals to contribute for enhancing skill development at the grassroots. The two-year fellowship seeks to combine...
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Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates 29th 'HunarHaat' in UP's Rampur

New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated the 29th "HunarHaat" at Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, an official statement said here. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture Arjun Ram...
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Dharmendra Pradhan reviews status of school reopening acros

New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday reviewed the status of reopening of schools across the country with senior officials of the Department of School Education and Literacy. As Per Education Ministry, Union Education Minister also took stock of the roadmap for vaccinating all...
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Andhra CM meets Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi, urging the Centre not to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and to consider the alternatives suggested by the State for reviving the plant. The CM also, in the...
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Dharmendra Pradhan dedicates to nation 201 CNG plants

New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday dedicated to the nation GAIL group's 201 CNG stations across the country. Pradhan also inaugurated the commencement of PNG supply in Jhansi and Mobile Refueling Units (MRUs)for refuelling vehicles at Raigad.
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Dharmendra Pradhan condoles death of educationist

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday condoled the demise of SAI International School Founder Dr Bijay Kumar Sahoo, who passed away due to COVID-19. "I am saddened to hear the demise of eminent educator and founder of SAI International School. By establishing a state-of-the-art...
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