MLA Himanshu Wish Union Minister Pradhan On His Birthday
BY AKSHYA ROUT
JAJPUR , JUN 28 : Dharamasala MLA Himanshu sekhar Sahoo conveyed best wishes to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his birthday. “My best wishes to Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Bhai on his birthday. I pray that he leads a long and healthy life in service of the people,” the MLA wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
He Said Dharmendra Pradhan, a BJP Member of Parliament (MP) since 2004, has been serving as the Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Government of India since 2021. Pradhan was born on June 26, 1969 in Talcher, Odisha. He studied at Talcher Autonomous College and Utkal University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
He also holds a Master of Arts degree in political science from Sambalpur University. He began his political career in 1997 when he was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He served as a minister in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government from 1997 to 2000. In 2004, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Puri constituency.
He has been re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009, 2014, and 2019. In the BJP government, Pradhan has held a number of ministerial positions. He was the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he was appointed as the Minister of Steel. In 2021, he was appointed as the Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
As the Minister of Education, Pradhan has launched a number of initiatives, such as the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), which aims to train 100 million people in new skills by 2022. He has also launched the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), which aims to provide quality education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years.
