New Delhi: President of India, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate effect.
According to a press communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, the resignation has been accepted under Clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution of India.
The communique further stated that, on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi be assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education, along with his existing portfolios.
The new arrangement takes immediate effect until further orders.
