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Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan

DOB: 26/06/1969

Dharmendra Pradhan is a BJP leader and currently the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepeneurship in the NDA government. He is the son of former BJP MP Dr. Debendra Pradhan. He started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983, and was elected President of Talcher College Students' Union in 1985. Soon he was elected as the national secretary of ABVP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2004 to 2006. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Pradhan has represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. He was also a member of the 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000-2004). He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012. Since then he was a member of several committees like Committee on Government Assurances, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licenses and spectrum, Committee on Rural Development and Committee on Agriculture. 2004 onwards, Pradhan was the party-incharge for Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Odisha.

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Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan

India to offer $300 billion investment opportunities in oil sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

Business | Oct 10, 2017, 09:23 PM IST

India will offer foreign investors USD 300 billion worth of investment opportunities in energy projects over the next decade, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.

OPEC should go for 'responsible pricing': Dharmendra Pradhan

OPEC should go for 'responsible pricing': Dharmendra Pradhan

Business | Oct 08, 2017, 09:22 PM IST

India today pressed oil cartel OPEC to adopt "responsible pricing" for oil and consider the world's third-biggest oil consumer as its preferred sales destination

Centre urges states to reduce VAT on fuel by 5%

After excise cut, Centre urges states to reduce VAT on fuel by 5%

Business | Oct 04, 2017, 07:52 PM IST

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday urged the state governments to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel by 5 per cent

Diesel prices touched an all time high of Rs 59.14 per

Diesel prices touch all-time high of Rs 59.14 per litre in Delhi, zoom to highest in 3 yrs in Kolkata

Business | Oct 03, 2017, 01:40 PM IST

The cost of diesel touched a lifetime high of Rs 59.14 per litre in capital Delhi on Tuesday.

PM Modi launches Saubhagya scheme

PM Modi launches 'Saubhagya' scheme to provide electricity to all by December 2018

Politics | Oct 03, 2017, 07:42 PM IST

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya' launched on the birth anniversary of Hindutv icon Deendayal Upadhyaya will entail free electricity connections to poor households, PM Modi said.

Dharmendra Pradhan for petrol, diesel pricing under GST

Dharmendra Pradhan for petrol, diesel pricing under GST regime

Business | Sep 23, 2017, 06:22 PM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan attributed the recent hikes in fuel prices to the market fluctuations caused by the hurricanes Irma and Harvey in the US that caused market fluctuations.

Dharmendra Pradhan

Need tax uniformity, bring petroleum products under GST: Oil Minister to FinMin

Politics | Sep 18, 2017, 12:31 PM IST

The Ministry of Petroleum has requested the Ministry of Finance to bring petroleum products under the ambit of GST, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.

Oil minister backs daily fuel price revision

Daily fuel price revision will continue, says Dharmendra Pradhan

Sep 13, 2017, 08:53 PM IST

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday ruled out government intervention to disrupt the daily revision in petrol and diesel prices despite Rs 7.3 per litre spike in rates since July, saying the reform will continue

Pradhan, Piyush, Sitharaman, Naqvi get elevated to Cabinet

Modi Cabinet reshuffle: Pradhan, Piyush, Sitharaman, Naqvi get elevated to Cabinet ranks

Politics | Sep 03, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

The major revamp of the Narendra Modi government recognised the works of Ministers of State Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

LPG subsidy for poor will stay, assures Dharmendra Pradhan

Politics | Aug 07, 2017, 07:27 PM IST

Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today assured that the subsidy on LPG cylinder for domestic use for the poor will continue.

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Will ensure that GST rates on bio diesel are reduced: Dharmendra Pradhan

Jul 07, 2017, 10:47 PM IST

Piyush Goyal added that it was after 2014, when Narendra Modi led government assumed office that the green energy and bio fuel received wings.

Rosneft and Essar Oil made investments of USD 13 billion in

Rosneft has big plans to tap Indian retail fuel market: Dharmendra Pradhan

Jun 19, 2017, 01:04 PM IST

Rosneft, the Russian oil major that recently took over Essar Oil, is planning in a big way to tap retail fuel market in India, the minister told reporters

Dharmendra Pradhan meets HM Rajnath Singh, demands action

Dharmendra Pradhan meets HM Rajnath Singh, demands action against BJD

Politics | May 01, 2017, 02:48 PM IST

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with a delegation, demanding security of people being allegedly tortured by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha.

Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan meets UN energy secretary, discusses Indo-US energy cooperation

World | Mar 09, 2017, 12:40 PM IST

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan met UN energy secretary Rick Perry during an unscheduled trip to the US Capitol and discussed energy cooperation between India and the US.

Dharmendra Pradhan

Govt to soon notify use of LNG as transportation fuel, says Dharmendra Pradhan

Mar 07, 2017, 03:29 PM IST

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the central government was mulling over allowing the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a transportation fuel.

Odisha vigilance raided gas agency of Dharmendra Pradhan's

Raids on gas agency of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's brother

Politics | Jan 15, 2017, 02:26 PM IST

The anti-corruption vigilance wing on Saturday raided various petrol pumps and gas agencies including a gas agency owned by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's brother at Talcher in Odisha.

Farmers protested in presence of Petroleum Minister

Farmers baton-charged for protesting auction of oilfields

India | Jun 25, 2016, 01:46 PM IST

Guwahati: Police today baton-charged farmers protesting against auction of 67 oilfields across the country, including 12 blocks in Assam, at the venue of a roadshow in the city where Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was present.

Accused Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Oram, Pradhan ask Patnaik govt to give account of performance

Politics | Jun 02, 2016, 11:17 PM IST

Balasore (Odisha): Two Union ministers today asked the BJD dispensation in Odisha to give an account of its achievements during the 17-year-rule and accused Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of “running the government though officers” instead

lpg

Govt to appoint 10,000 new LPG distributors in FY'17

Apr 23, 2016, 06:53 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said 10,000 new LPG distributors will be appointed in the current financial year. "At present, there are 18,000 gas distributors in the country and in the

odd hour sale of cng in delhi to carry discount

Odd-hour sale of CNG in Delhi to carry discount

Dec 31, 2015, 03:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Gas distribution companies here will offer a rebate in the New Year on CNG sold at odd hours, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. The move is aimed at reducing the dangerous levels

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