Dharmendra Pradhan is India’s new Education minister

Dharmendra Pradhan has been appointed as the new Minister for Education, Skills Development and Entrepreneurship.

File photo of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Photo: PTI)

Former Minister of Oil, Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan, has now taken over the portfolio of the Ministry of Education and Skills Development and Entrepreneurship.

According to sources, “the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship are among the most important ministries for India’s youth goals.”

“Dharmendra Pradhan, who has built a reputation for being someone who works very hard to deliver the work that is entrusted to him, has received these important portfolios,” the sources added.

The swearing-in ceremony for 43 BJP / NDA leaders who were accepted into the cabinet of the Union as either ministers or ministers of state (MoS) took place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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