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Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel
Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan is the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel in the second term of the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre. In the previous term of the governement, too, he had held the natural gas & petroleum portfolio, but additional had skill development & entrepreneurship as his second ministry. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2018 from Madhya Pradesh.Pradhan was a member of Lok Sabha from 2004-2009 and represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. He was also a member of Assembly of Odisha (2000 - 2004) elected from Pallalhara constituency.
Pradhan was an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and entered national politics in 2004. His father, Debendra Pradhan, was a minister in Vajpayee government and an MP from Deogarh constituency who left his seat in 2004 to pave the way for his son. Dharmendra Pradhan won the Lok Sabha elections of 2004 from the constituency.
In 2012, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He was also the general secretary of the party in 2011, and also looked after the activities of the party in Jharkhand. He was also the organiser of party activities in Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Odisha.
Though his stint in national politics is relatively short, Pradhan has carved a crucial identity for himself. A close confidant of Amit Shah, he was also one of the chief architects for the victory of BJP in Bihar in the Lok Sabha election of 2014.
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Low production due to Covid-19 raising fuel prices: Dharmendra Pradhan
This lower production had caused an imbalance in demand and supply, the minister said| January 18, 2021, Monday -
Just a few people disagreeing: Union minister Pradhan on farm protests
Pradhan added that the changes allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere like traders| January 18, 2021, Monday -
Pradhan flags off equipment for Indian Oil's MEG Plant at Paradip
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday flagged off from L&T's Hazira plant in Surat district critical components ...| January 05, 2021, Tuesday -
Union cabinet approves interest subvention for ethanol distilleries
The union cabinet approved an interest subvention of Rs 4,573 crore for new distilleries producing ethanol| December 30, 2020, Wednesday -
Odisha govt denying PM-Kisan Nidhi benefits to farmers: Dharmendra Pradhan
Stating that the Centre has given Rs 60,000 crore to Odisha farmers through different schemes during the last six years, Pradhan ...| December 25, 2020, Friday -
Top headlines: SC allows farmer protests; Agarwal makes $10 bn India plan
Business Standard brings you top news of the evening| December 17, 2020, Thursday -
India plans $60 bn investment in gas infrastructure until 2024: Pradhan
Currently, gas accounts for 6 per cent in the country's total energy mix| December 17, 2020, Thursday -
Anti-Indian, feudalistic force behind farmers' stir: Dharmendra Pradhan
Pradhan said that before the new agricultural laws, there was a lot of exploitation of farmers in the crop trading system and ...| December 16, 2020, Wednesday -
Fuel prices hiked in international market due to US elections: Pradhan
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said there has been a rise in fuel prices in the ...| December 07, 2020, Monday -
OPEC's decision to hike oil output would stabilise fuel prices: Pradhan
Pradhan's statement comes in the wake of a steep hike in the prices of petrol and diesel recently| December 06, 2020, Sunday