Meet India's new education minister Pralhad Joshi
Live Events Who is Pralhad Joshi? Which ministries does Pralhad Joshi currently hold? Minister of Education (additional charge) Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Live Events Who is Pralhad Joshi? Which ministries does Pralhad Joshi currently hold? Minister of Education (additional charge) Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister of New and Renewable Energy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Coal Minister of Mines Pralhad Joshi's educational qualifications Pralhad Joshi's political journey Why was Pralhad Joshi given the Education Ministry? as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Union Minister Pralhad Joshi was on Saturday assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan amid weeks of nationwide protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.Pradhan's resignation took immediate effect, while Joshi will continue to handle his existing portfolios of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy."The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect...
Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Shri Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolio," Rashtrapati Bhavan said in an official statement.The development comes after Pradhan resigned, saying he had stepped down in the interest of students and to ensure that the ongoing protests over examination irregularities were not exploited by "anti-national forces".Meanwhile, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which had led a 37-day agitation at Jantar Mantar, announced the withdrawal of its protest after the Centre accepted several of its demands, including Pradhan's resignation.Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Karnataka and a si time Lok Sabha MP from the Dharwad constituency. Born on 27 November 1962 in Bijapur (now Vijayapura), Karnataka, Joshi has represented Dharwad in Parliament continuously since 2004.Known as one of the BJP's key organisational leaders in Karnataka, he also served as the party's state president from 2014 to 2016 and was a member of the Panel of Chairpersons of the Lok Sabha between 2014 and 2018.Following the latest reshuffle, Joshi now holds charge of four major portfolios:Between 2019 and 2024, he also served as:Joshi completed his schooling at the Railway School and New English School in Hubballi.
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