Mahendra Nath Pandey

Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday said India is moving fast towards becoming the third largest economy following the thrust on the manufacturing sector. "The country is moving fast towards becoming the third largest economy due to the promotion of manufacturing under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Pandey said addressing the inaugural session of the two-day international conference on 'India's Progress towards Third Greatest Economy after 75 Years of Independence'. The conference was jointly organised by Lucknow University's Department of Commerce and Indian Accounting Association. "Seeing the changing picture of the country socially and economically, even the critics of India are believing that with the speed with which the economy is growing, it is estimated that by the year 2027, India will become the third largest economy in the world," he said. "Today, not only are new opportunities opening up for the youth in the country

On the occasion, 175 electric vehicles for Gujarat and Karnataka were flagged off under the FAME Scheme

With mutual cooperation, we can give new direction to socio-economic and industrial development: Union minister Mahendra Nath Pandey

Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Saturday dedicated India's first BHEL-built 'coal to methanol' pilot plant to the nation here

The announcement was made by union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey at the Annual National Conference of State Ministers in New Delhi

The 62-year-old, who scored his second consecutive parliamentary electoral victory from Chandauli, is highly qualified and holds a doctorate from BHU

He succeeds Keshav Prasad Maurya

Brahmins constitute over 10% of the electorate in Uttar Pradesh