Jairam Ramesh is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. He is a veteran economist and the Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha since 2004. 9. Papers of Jairam Ramesh , Minister of Rural Development containing correspondence with the Chief Ministers of Delhi (Sheila Dixit and Arvind Kejriwal) regarding MGNREGS, NSAP (National Social Assistance Programme), DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), etc. � 41 Since a young age, Jairam Ramesh has been inspired by Jawaharlal Nehru. He was interested in Nehru’s alleged modern approach to life about bringing change in a traditional society and was also fascinated by his liberal, humanist, rational approach to life, women and civil matters. Jairam Ramesh , a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, is an Indian economist and politician. From June 2004-2014, Ramesh was a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha – the upper house of the Parliament of India – from the state of Andhra Pradesh.