He was chairman of the Economic Administration Reforms Commission of the Govt. of India from 1981-88.He also served as the adviser on econonomic matters to the P.M. and at the time of his death, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha.
He was chairman of the Economic Administration Reforms Commission of the Govt. of India from 1981-88.He also served as the adviser on econonomic matters to the P.M. Indira Gandhi and later to the P.M. Rajiv Gandhi. At the time of his death, Jha was a member of the Rajya Sabha.