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Bhubaneswar: By what name is the minister in the picture popularly known as? This was the 10th question for the latest contest of Kaun Banega Crorepati 13, Ashwini Kumar Sinha. The picture was that of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
And he got this one right too. And the answer was “Ujjwala Man”.
The longest-serving minister in the Petroleum Ministry from 2014-2021, Dharmendra was nicknamed “Ujjwala Man” after the launch of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Over eight million LPG connections were provided to below poverty line (BPL) families in six years under this scheme.
The Rajya Sabha MP hails from the Talcher city in Odisha. He did a postgraduation in Anthropology from Utkal University in Bhubaneswar.
Sinha, however, quit the show on the 12th question and took home Rs 6.40 lakh.
