Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has resigned from his post citing health reasons. Ramesh Pokhriyal was a Lok Sabha MP from Uttarakhand’s Haridwar parliamentary seat. He served the Ministry of HRD from May 31, 2019, to July 2020, after which the name of the Ministry was changed to Education Ministry. A day before his resignation, the Education Minister announced the JEE Main Exam 2021 dates for Session 3 and Session 4. Apart from Education Minister, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Debashree Chaudhari also resigned ahead of the Union Cabinet reshuffle.

Source: Hindustan Times July 07, 2021 08:48 UTC