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Dharmendra Pradhan
ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ
Union Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 July 2021
President	Ram Nath Kovind Draupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Ramesh Pokhriyal
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Mahendra Nath Pandey
In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019
Preceded by	Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Succeeded by	Mahendra Nath Pandey
Minister of Steel
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Chaudhary Birender Singh
Succeeded by	Ramchandra Prasad Singh
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
In office 26 May 2014 – 6 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Veerappa Moily
Succeeded by	Hardeep Singh Puri
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 Jun 2024
Preceded by	Nitesh Ganga Deb
Constituency	Sambalpur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2018 – 3 April 2024
Preceded by	Prakash Javadekar
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
Succeeded by	Manoj Jha
Constituency	Bihar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009
Preceded by	Debendra Pradhan
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Deogarh, Orissa
Personal details
Born	(1969-06-26) 26 June 1969 (age 55) Talcher, Odisha, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Mridula Pradhan
Children	2
Parents	Debendra Pradhan (father) Basanta Manjari Pradhan (mother)
Residence(s)	Talcher, Odisha, India
Alma mater	Utkal University (MA)
Website	http://dpradhanbjp.com

Dharmendra Pradhan (pronounced [dharmendra pradhan]; born 26 June 1969) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the Union Minister of Education for India since 2021. He served as Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Government of India from 2021 to 2024. An alumnus of Talcher Autonomous College and Utkal University, he was also Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and the Minister of Steel.

Pradhan was promoted to Cabinet Minister on September 3, 2017. He currently represents the state of Madhya Pradesh in the Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament. Earlier, he was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. In March 2024, he won the Sambalpur constituency as the BJP candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

Dharmendra Pradhan has five pending cases under the IPC, most notably a case under IPC Section 153A for allegedly "promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony".

Early life and politics

Pradhan is the son of Debendra Pradhan, who was also a Minister of State in the Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004. He was born on 26 June 1969, in Talcher,Odisha.

He became an A.B.V.P. activist while studying as a higher secondary student at Talcher College (Orissa) and later became the president of the student union of Talcher College. Pradhan started his political career as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in 1983 and was elected as its secretary. He holds a post-graduate degree in Anthropology from Utkal University in Bhubaneswar.

After serving in different positions in the BJP, he was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 from Deogarh. He was also elected the member of the Rajya Sabha for two terms each from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas

Dharmendra Pradhan has been the longest-serving Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas in the history of independent India. Joining as the Minister of State (In-charge) in 2014, he was later promoted to the Cabinet rank in 2017.

On 31 May 2019, Pradhan began his second consecutive tenure at the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India Popularly called the "Ujjwala Man", Pradhan is credited with the success of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana launched by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas under which over 8 million LPG connections have been provided to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families over the past 6 years. International Energy Agency termed Ujjwala Yojana as a "game-changer in ending energy poverty". PM Ujjwala Yojana, among other initiatives is also considered one of the key factors behind the re-election of the Modi Government in 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Pradhan, supported by the Union Cabinet, brought in a new Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy, which. Through its uniform licensing for explorations and production of all forms of hydrocarbon, open acreage policy, and marketing and pricing freedom, it is hoped to enhance domestic oil and gas production with substantial investment in the sector in India and generate sizable employment. He also led consumer initiatives like PAHAL which is the world's largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme and the Give It Up campaign, that was liberally supported by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed at encouraging affluent citizens to surrender their LPG subsidy for the needy receiving a successful response of 10 million consumers.

Dharmendra Pradhan, as the petroleum minister has been driving India's energy transition balancing India's energy demand and India's commitment to climate change mitigation efforts. He has provided leadership to efforts around making India, a gas-based economy. With around $60 billions of investments lined up in India's gas infrastructure, Pradhan has been working to expand the city gas distribution network and piped gas network in the country. He has underlined that India is going to chart its own path of energy transition which will balance India's energy demand and decarbonization efforts.

Criticism

The effectiveness of the Ujjwala scheme has been questioned by opposition parties and critics alike with several complaints of corruption lodged. Multiple inadequacies were noted including but not limited to delayed installations,some beneficiaries showing unusually high rates of consumption and lack of proper data to suggest benefit to environment or women from this scheme.

Almost 90 lakh beneficiaries participating in this scheme refused for a refill citing high prices of LPG cylinders even after subsidies and continued using traditional approach to cooking thus creating environmental hazards. Over 1.18 crore beneficiaries bought no refills, while another 1.51 crore bought just one refill highlighting a huge failure in the implementation of the scheme.

Minister of Steel

In a brief tenure as the Minister of Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan has been working to facilitate augmentation of production capacity, ensure growth of the secondary steel sector, jobs creation, and ensure value addition and import substitution. With a particular focus on enhancing steel usage in India, he launched Ispati Irada, a collaborative campaign to involve all stakeholders in this drive. He also launched Mission Purvodaya in steel sector to drive transformation of eastern India through the growth of steel industry which has majority presence in eastern India.

Minister of Skill Development

As Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Pradhan launched many key initiatives focusing on reskilling and upskilling the manpower of India and focusing on bridging the skill gap for the Indian youth. During his tenure, the total number of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) increased by over 40% and student enrollment increased by over 28% till 2019. He brought in new paradigms in the regulatory environment by mooting National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) as new unified national reg IBM, Adobe to introduce new age skills related to Industry 4.0. He also launched one of the world's largest counselling programs named Skill Saathi.

Critics have expressed concerns over the discrepancies in the number of people who actually secured a job after graduating from such skill development projects as only 24.51 lakh people secured a job in a span of eight years accounting for a lowly 20% placement rate among graduates. The short nature of the course has also been questioned and criticized for being largely ineffective and failed to show any improvements in employment rates.

Minister of Education

In July 2021, Pradhan became Minister of Education in Second Modi ministry after the Cabinet reshuffle replacing Ramesh Pokhriyal. He again assumed the office of union education minister on 10 June 2024 following the Third Modi ministry.

He has been accused of mismanagement and systemic corruption by the opposition parties in conducting the NEET 2024 exam. While the Supreme Court of India failed to find any large scale wrongdoing such as mass paper leak, there were confirmed cases of cheating and malpractice with over 100 arrests made, indicating corruption at the highest levels, leading to large scale frustration among students.

Amid allegations of misconduct in the 2023 examinations Pradhan appointed a high-powered committee in 2024 to enact new measures, including reforms, to ensure that the entrance examination system is error-free. This committee will be under the leadership of former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan.

Positions held

• In-charge - BJP Uttar Pradesh
• Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Jul 2021 – Present)
• Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Steel (May 2019 - Jul 2021)
• Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Sept 2017 - May 2019)
• Minister of State (Independent Charge) : Petroleum & Natural Gas (May 2014 - Sept 2017)
• Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Madhya Pradesh (MP): April 2018 - 2024
• Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Bihar: 2012– 2018
• In-charge BJP Karnataka: 2011–2013
• Bharatiya Janata Party All India General Secretary - 2010 - 2015
• Co-Incharge - BJP Bihar: - State Elections
• In-charge Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM):
• In-Charge BJP Jharkhand:
• Election in Charge BJP Uttarakhand
• Bharatiya Janata Party: National Secretary 2007–2010
• In-charge BJP Chhattisgarh: 2007–2010
• Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha): 2004–2009 Deogarh, Odisha, India
• Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National President: 2004–2006
• Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly 2000–2004 Pallahada Assembly constituency
• National Secretary of ABVP 1995
• President, Talcher College Students' Union 1985
• Started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983

See also

• Third Modi ministry

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External links

• Official Video Channel of Dharmendra Pradhan Ji on Veblr.com

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Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan Atomic Energy Narendra Modi Chemicals and Fertilizers J. P. Nadda Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu Coal G. Kishan Reddy Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman Co-operation Amit Shah Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Defence Rajnath Singh Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia Education Dharmendra Pradhan Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav External Affairs S. Jaishankar Finance Nirmala Sitharaman Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Lalan Singh Food Processing Industry Chirag Paswan Health and Family Welfare J. P. Nadda Heavy Industries H. D. Kumaraswamy Home Affairs Amit Shah Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi Mines G. Kishan Reddy Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi Panchayati Raj Lalan Singh Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal Power Manohar Lal Khattar Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar Khatik Space Narendra Modi Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy Textiles Giriraj Singh Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jal Shakti C. R. Patil Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) AYUSH Prataprao Jadhav Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Science and Technology Jitendra Singh Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parsottambhai Rupala S. S. Ahluwalia Sudarshan Bhagat Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandaviya Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Chhotu Ram Chaudhary Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi Earth Sciences Y. S. Chowdary Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw External Affairs V. K. Singh Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal Santosh Gangwar Food Processing Industry Niranjan Jyoti Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Faggan Singh Kulaste Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises G. M. Siddeshwara Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir Kiren Rijiju Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw Law and Justice P. P. Chaudhary Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Giriraj Singh Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Overseas Indian Affairs V. K. Singh Panchayati Raj Parsottambhai Rupala Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Vijay Goel Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Manoj Sinha Road Transport and Highways Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav Science and Technology Y. S. Chowdary Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar Ramdas Athawale Vijay Sampla Steel Vishnudeo Sai Shipping Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Space Jitendra Singh Textiles Ajay Tamta Tribal Affairs Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Satya Pal Singh Arjun Ram Meghwal Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Urban Development Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh

v t e Second Modi ministry
Prime Minister: Modi
v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Arjun Munda Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Giriraj Singh Atomic Energy Narendra Modi Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman Defence Rajnath Singh Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw External Affairs S. Jaishankar Finance Nirmala Sitharaman Food Processing Industry Narendra Singh Tomar Coal Pralhad Joshi Education Dharmendra Pradhan Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav Health and Family Welfare Mansukh L. Mandaviya Heavy Industry Mahendra Nath Pandey Home Affairs Amit Shah Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw Rural Development Giriraj Singh Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar Khatik Space Narendra Modi Ministry of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Textiles Smriti Irani Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda Women and Child Development Smriti Irani Minority Affairs Smriti Irani Mines Pralhad Joshi
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri Labour and Employment Bhupendar Yadav New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Power Raj Kumar Singh Science and Technology Jitendra Singh Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries L. Murugan Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel Communications Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Raosaheb Danve Corporate Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh Defence Ajay Bhatt Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey External Affairs V. Muraleedharan Finance Pankaj Chaudhary Bhagwat Karad Food Processing Industry Shobha Karandlaje Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pawar Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni Nityanand Rai Nisith Pramanik Jal Shakti Rajeev Chandrasekhar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal V. Muraleedharan Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Raosaheb Danve Darshana Jardosh Road Transport and Highways V. K. Singh Rural Development Niranjan Jyoti Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanaswamy Ramdas Athawale Pratima Bhoumik Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar Singh Space Jitendra Singh Tribal Affairs Bharati Pawar Women and Child Development Mahendra Munjapara

v t e First Modi ministry
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh Atomic Energy Narendra Modi Chemicals and Fertilizers D. V. Sadananda Gowda Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharati Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Finance Arun Jaitley Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal Coal Piyush Goyal Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Anant Geete Home Affairs Rajnath Singh Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan Railways Piyush Goyal Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot Space Narendra Modi Statistics and Programme Implementation D. V. Sadananda Gowda Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Textiles Smriti Irani Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Mines Narendra Singh Tomar
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) AYUSH Shripad Yasso Naik Communications Manoj Sinha Culture Mahesh Sharma Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh Planning Rao Inderjit Singh Power Raj Kumar Singh Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Hardeep Singh Puri Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parsottambhai Rupala S. S. Ahluwalia Sudarshan Bhagat Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandaviya Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Disturbution Chhotu Ram Chaudhary Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi Earth Sciences Y. S. Chowdary Electronics and IT P. P. Chaudhary External Affairs V. K. Singh Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal Santosh Gangwar Food Processing Industry Niranjan Jyoti Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel Faggan Singh Kulaste Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises G. M. Siddeshwara Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir Kiren Rijiju Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Law and Justice P. P. Chaudhary Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Giriraj Singh Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Overseas Indian Affairs V. K. Singh Panchayati Raj Parsottambhai Rupala Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal Vijay Goel Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh Railways Manoj Sinha Road Transport and Highways Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav Science and Technology Y. S. Chowdary Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar Ramdas Athawale Vijay Sampla Steel Vishnudeo Sai Shipping Mansukh L. Mandaviya Pon Radhakrishnan Space Jitendra Singh Textiles Ajay Tamta Tribal Affairs Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Satya Pal Singh Arjun Ram Meghwal Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Urban Development Babul Supriyo Rao Inderjit Singh

v t e Energy ministries and departments of India
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New and Renewable Energy	Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
Ministry of Coal	Coal India Bharat Coking Coal Central Mine Planning and Design Institute NLC India Limited Singareni Collieries Company Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation
Petroleum and Natural Gas	Academic Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Pandit Deendayal Energy University Other Directorate General of Hydrocarbons Oil Industry Safety Directorate Petroleum Conservation Research Association Operational Balmer Lawrie Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited Bharat Petroleum Engineers India Limited Gas Authority of India Limited Indian Oil Corporation Numaligarh Refinery Limited Oil India Limited Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Hindustan Petroleum Defunct Biecco Lawrie Other Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Department of Atomic Energy	Apex board Atomic Energy Commission Regulatory board Atomic Energy Regulatory Board R&D Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership PSUs Electronics Corporation of India Indian Rare Earths Limited Uranium Corporation of India Nuclear Power Corporation of India Bharatiya Nabhkiya Vidyut Nigam Limited Industrial Heavy Water Board Nuclear Fuel Complex Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology Academic National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar National Board for Higher Mathematics Atomic Energy Education Society Tata Memorial Centre Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Institute of Physics Harish-Chandra Research Institute Institute of Mathematical Sciences Institute for Plasma Research

v t e Members of the 14th Lok Sabha from Odisha
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BJP (7)	Ananta Nayak Bikram Keshari Deo Dharmendra Pradhan Jual Oram Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain Parsuram Majhi Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Congress (2)	Chandra Sekhar Sahu Giridhar Gamang
JMM (1)	Sudam Marndi
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v t e Members of the 18th Lok Sabha from Odisha
GE 2024	Ananta Nayak Anita Subhadarshini Aparajita Sarangi Avimanyu Sethi Baijayant Panda Balabhadra Majhi Bhartruhari Mahtab Bibhu Prasad Tarai Dharmendra Pradhan Jual Oram Naba Charan Majhi Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy Pradip Purohit Pratap Chandra Sarangi Rabindra Narayan Behera Rudra Narayan Pany Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo Malvika Devi Sambit Patra Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
17th LS members 19th LS membersMembers of the 18th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

• 1969 births
• Living people
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha
• India MPs 2004–2009
• People from Angul district
• Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
• Lok Sabha members from Odisha
• Narendra Modi ministry
• People from Debagarh district
• Members of the Cabinet of India
• Steel ministers of India
• Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India
• Ministers of education of India
• India MPs 2024–2029