Education Minister of India 2023 | Objectives of Education Ministry

The Education Minister of India for the year 2023 is Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan. Formerly the Ministry of Education was called the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

The National Education Policy has two departments

Department for School Education and Literacy.
Department for Higher Education.

Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan is a popular politician who works under the Indian Government and serves as a Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan has also worked as a Minister of steel and Minister of Natural and petroleum gases. He was also appointed as a cabinet minister in 2017. He was also elected to Rajya Sabha twice, once for Bihar and Once for Madhya Pradesh . The first Education Minister of Independent India was Abul Kalam Azad who used to serve as a senior leader in the Indian National Congress.

Objectives of Education Ministry

The main aim of the Education ministry is to develop and prepare Education policy and programs.
It also provides special facilities to backward people, the poor, females, and minority people.
It also offers financial aid to poor students and provides them with various facilities such as loans, scholarships, subsidies, etc
They also collaborate with international bodies, institutes, and universities which helps in growing academics
They also work to improve the education sector and reach the poor-class village to enhance India"s educational possibilities.

Over the decades more than 30 education Minister has taken responsibility.

The names are

Education Ministers	Period
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad	15th August 1947 to 22nd January 1958
Dr. K.L. Shrimali	22nd January 1958 to 31st August 1963
Shri Humayun Kabir	1st September 1963 to 21st November 1963
Shri M.C. Chagla	21st November 1963 to 13th November 1966
Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	14th November 1966 to 13th March 1967
Dr. Triguna Sen	16th March 1967 to 14th February 1969
Dr. V.K.R.V Rao	14th February 1969 to 18th March 1971
Shri. Siddharta Shankar Roy	18th March 1971 to 20th March 1972
S.Nurul Hasan	24th March 1972 to 24th March 1977
Pratap Chandra Chunder	26th March 1977 to 28th July 1979
Dr. Karan Singh	30th July 1979 to 14th January 1980
Shri B. Shankaranand	14th January 1980 to 17th October 1980
Shri S.B.Chavan	17th October 1980 to 8th August 1981
Smt. Sheila Kaul	10th August 1981 to 31st December 1984
Shri K.C.Pant	31st December 1984 to 25th September 1985
Shri P.V Narasimha Rao	25th September 1985 to 25th June 1988
Shri. P. Shiv Shankar	25th June 1988 to 2nd December 1989
Shri. V.P. Singh	2nd December 1989 to 10th November 1990
Shri. Rajmangal Pandey	21st November 1990 to 21st June 1991
Shri Arjun Singh	23rd June 1991 to 24th December 1994 and 22nd May 2004 to 22nd May 2009
Shri Madhavrao Scindia	10th February 1995 to 17th January 1996
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee	16th May 1996 to 1st June 1996
Shri S.R. Bommai	5th June 1996 to 19th March 1998
Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi	19th March 1998 to 21st May 2004
Shri Kapil Sibal	22nd May 2009 to 28th October 2012
Shri. M.M. Pallam Raju	29t October 2012 to 25th May 2014
Smt. Smriti Irani	26th May 2014 to 5th July 2016
Shri Prakash Javadekar	5th July 2016 to 31st May 2019
Ramesh Pokhriyal	31st May 2019 to 21st June 2021
Dharmendra Pradhan	21st June 2021 to current

JEE Mains 2024 Admit Card | Important Dates | Syllabus | JEE Main Exam pattern

sushil 2024-01-19 10:33:32 Read More..

Kerala plus 2 Model exam 2024 date sheet released

sushil 2024-01-19 10:29:02 Read More..

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Intimation Slip 2024

sushil 2024-01-18 11:32:19 Read More..

Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2024 Registration

sushil 2024-01-18 11:15:35 Read More..

MH CET 5 Year LLB 2024 Registration Application process | fee | Eligibility | Syllabus | Exam pattern

sushil 2024-01-17 11:27:12 Read More..

Top 10 MBA Colleges in Ranchi rank-wise 2024

sushil 2024-01-13 10:53:19 Read More..

Top 10 MBA Colleges in Indore, rank-wise 2024

sushil 2024-01-10 11:51:15 Read More..

Looking for the best B.Tech colleges in Jaipur for 2024? Check these out!

sushil 2024-01-09 11:10:12 Read More..

VTU University Admission 2024: Building a Bright Future

sushil 2024-01-08 10:35:23 Read More..

Implementing the National Education Policy 2024: A Step-by-Step Guide

sushil 2024-01-08 10:29:43 Read More..

Select Goal/Courses & City

Mumbai

Delhi-NCR

Bangalore

Pune

Mumbai

Chennai

Bhopal

Nagpur

Indore

Kolkata

Find Out Best Colleges/ Universities

MBA

MDP

B.Sc

EPGPM

BBA

M.Sc

B.Tech

BA

PGDM

MA

B.Com

BCA

MCA

FPM

EFPM

BAMS

BHMS

BDS

MBBS