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Jairam Ramesh

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  • Born 09 April 1954
  • Age 70
  • Birth Place Chikmagalur, Mysore State, India, Karnataka, India
  • Profession Economist, Politician
  • Political Party Indian National Congress
  • In Office Union Minister Of Rural Development 13 July 2011 - 26 May 2014, Union Ministry Of Environment And Forests May 2009 - 12 July 2011
  • Residence New Delhi

Jairam ramesh BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 16 Nov 2024
Jairam Ramesh: A Veteran Congress Leader Born April 9 1954 Jairam Ramesh is a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress. Currently a Rajya Sabha MP representing Karnataka, his political career spans decades. Ramesh's ministerial experience includes a stint as Union Minister of Rural Develo...

Jairam ramesh PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse K. R. Jayashree (1981; died 2019)
Education IIT Bombay (B.Tech.), Carnegie Mellon University (M.S.)

POSITIONS HELD BY Jairam Ramesh

Position Tenure
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change N/A
Member of Rajya Sabha N/A
Member of the Lok Sabha N/A

JAIRAM RAMESH NEWS

Atal Pension Yojana poorly designed: Congress

March 27, 2024 7:57 am

Atal Pension Yojana (APY), a pension scheme for citizens of India is focused on the unorganised sector workers.

INDIA bloc intact, will cross 272; PM's corruption pitch 'hollow': Jairam Ramesh

March 24, 2024 4:49 pm

Jairam Ramesh said they have evidence that bonds worth Rs 4,000 crores purchased by several companies in favour of the BJP are directly linked to the award of contracts and action initiated by central agencies against them.

PM Modi holds roadshow in Kerala’s Palakkad; Jairam Ramesh seeks his apology for remarks on state

March 19, 2024 1:01 pm

Palakkad is one of the seats in Kerala where the BJP has high stakes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The party has fielded C Krishnakumar in the constituency from where Congress MP V K Sreekandan is seeking the mandate again.

Despite Ahmed Patel link, Bharuch LS seat given to AAP as alliances demand compromise: Congress’s Jairam Ramesh

March 11, 2024 8:56 am

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the party will release its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls on Monday.

In Gujarat, Jairam Ramesh questions BJP’s silence on caste census, says it’s ‘against reservation’

March 08, 2024 1:17 pm

On Day 2 of the Gujarat leg of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Dahod, Jairam Ramesh denied the Congress was disintegrating, saying leaders deserting the party were making way for new leaders.

Doors still open for alliance with TMC: Jairam Ramesh

March 03, 2024 10:56 am

Ahead of the opposition's rally in Patna, Congress general secretary and in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh told PTI they are still hopeful and believe that when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says she is in the INDIA alliance, her priority is to defeat the BJP.

'Anyay kaal' has caused real economic distress in India's rural areas: Congress

February 27, 2024 2:21 pm

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "guarantees", saying he had made a promise in 2017 to double farmers' income by 2022.

Govt carried out coal auctions after tweaking rules, alleges Congress citing CAG reports

February 24, 2024 9:39 pm

"Will the Modi government order an ED raid and investigate this sordid saga of collusion and corruption," Congress leader Pawan Khera asked.

Haven't been invited, says Akhilesh Yadav on Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra; Congress clarifies

February 04, 2024 5:05 pm

Speaking to reporters, Yadav on Saturday alleged, "The problem is that many big events take place, but we don't get an invite."

Congress: TMC tried to disrupt yatra, but seat-sharing doors still open

January 30, 2024 7:28 am

The TMC on the other hand blamed the failure in sharing of seats on the Congress, with party MP Abhishek Banerjee saying the party made “no progress” despite repeated reminders over the last seven months.

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