After taking the charge, Pradhan said that he will be committed to strengthen skilling efforts, equipping youth with necessary skills to prepare them for ‘Future of Work’ and creating linkages between skilling and employment.
Pradhan extended wishes to Rajeev Chandrasekhar on his assuming charge as MoS Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
Also, extended my best wishes to the dynamic Shri @rajeev_mp on his assuming charge as MoS @MSDESkillIndia.
Look forward to work together to further give impetus to entrepreneurship and fulfil PM @narendramodi’s vision of making India the skill capital of the world. — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) July 8, 2021
52-year-old Pradhan also took charge of the Ministry of Education earlier in the day.
Previously, Pradhan was the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel.
The Petroleum Ministry is now headed by Hardeep Singh Puri while Steel Ministry has been allotted to Ramchandra Prasad Singh.
