Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been admitted to AIIMS in Delhi due to post-Covid complications. The minister had last month contracted coronavirus.
Pokhriyal was admitted to the hospital during his Covid-19 treatment as well, however, he was declared healthy and discharged from the hospital. The 61-year-old minister had resumed office after recovery and was attending meetings through video conferencing.
Lakhs of students were waiting on Tuesday to hear from Pokhriyal regarding the class 12 board exams. In his previous statement, the minister had said that he will answer queries related to students on June 1.