Pokhriyal is the third education minister to have served under Prime Minister Modi since he first came to power in ; Smriti Irani held the portfolio from to mid and was succeeded by Prakash Javadekar, from to When inducted into the Union cabinet, he was one of 24 new faces. Hailing from Pinani village in Pauri district, Pokhriyal is also known as a Hindi writer.
His literary works include novels, short stories and travelogues. Many of his Hindi books have been translated into other languages as well. Pokhriyal held a two-year-long term as education minister, half of which was marred by the Covid pandemic.
His biggest policy achievement has been the release and initiation of the implementation of the new National Education Policy , which was in the works from early After the release of the policy in , the implementation began with selected schemes being rolled out phase-wise.
Pokhriyal also enjoyed a largely controversy-free term, barring the fee hike issue at the Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU towards the end of The centrally-run JNU had increased the hostel fee manifold, generating a massive reaction from the student community.
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Somappa Rayappa Bommai was the 11th chief minister of Karnataka. He was a lawyer and has played a very important role in the unification of Karnataka. He completed his bachelor's degree from Victoria College and finished post-graduation M. Narasimha Rao was 10th prime minister of India.
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