Ministers of State for Education Annpurna Devi, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Subhas Sarkar also accompanied Pradhan during the meet.
In a tweet, Pradhan said that they have sought continued support and guidance of the President.
Together with my ministerial colleagues Shri @Drsubhassarkar, Shri @RanjanRajkuma11 and Smt. @Annapurna4BJP called upon Hon’ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Sought his continued support and guidance. @rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/WfXPfSPRm6 — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) July 13, 2021
After taking their charge of the Ministry, this was the first time that the Union Education Minister and his three deputies met the President.
On July 7, Dharmendra Pradhan was inducted as Union Education Minister while Annapurna Devi, Subhas Sarkar and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh were brought in as the new Ministers of State for Education.