Delhi, July 25: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has been assigned the charge of Ministry of Education following the step-down of Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday, said a press communiqué issued by the President’s Secretariat this evening.

The communiqué read, “as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Shri Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolio.”