Do Rural Communities Need Education on Consumerism?br Hindustan Times - Taj Palace Hotelbr In a discussion of what needs to be done for the world's bottom billion living at the poverty line, Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development for India, joins Dr. Abhijit Banerjee of MIT and Niranjan Rajadhyaksha of Mint. br Jairam Ramesh, Hon. Minister of Rural Development, Government of IndiaDr.