Piyush Goyal Quotes
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You can fool the people once, twice, but you can't fool them all the time. You should tell them honestly what you can do for them.
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The Modi government believes that the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.
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When PM goes for a foreign visit, he represents a country and not the party.
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India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal.
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States are the architects of UDAY, not the central government.
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I do not think the Nobel institution gives you a certificate that everything you say is always right.
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The 100 gigawatt target for solar should not be a constraint. India won't stop at 100 GW.
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Ramifications of small decisions can be pretty large.
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I am a happier person living in a country which has surplus of everything rather than shortages.
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I am an optimist.
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Very often, state utilities do not buy electricity even if they need it, as every unit purchased increases their losses.
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We can learn from all around the world. Germany, particularly, has been successful with rooftop solar generation. Other countries like Norway and Sweden have done work on it. Some of them have done offshore wind projects. So we're looking at learning from the best from all across the world. My approach is to get the best out of each one.
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For me, as the Government of India, the interest of the poorest of the poorest is paramount.
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Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies.
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Indians have become very demanding. Gone are the days where you could get away with power outages.
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Energy is not a political issue for the Modi government. It is our commitment to provide electricity to every household of the country.
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Allocating coal linkage to a generating company rather than to a specific plant gives companies the freedom to use the fuel in the most efficient way.
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Extra capacity makes manufacturing competitive, keeps pricing in control.
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Power for all includes people who are interested in getting a connection. It cannot be for people who don't want the connection. Having said that, I am confident everybody will apply for power once they are sure that they will not be short-charged.
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Gujarat under Narendra Modi has focused on good governance in the power sector and implemented long-term reforms as opposed to the short-term and anarchic methods adopted by Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi.
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Anyone leaving the Congress' camp and joining - or even indirectly praising - the BJP-led NDA coalition immediately stands the risk of losing this Congress-issued certificate of secularism. It is a travesty!
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India's infrastructure deficit in terms of roads, railways, power, and ports needs to be addressed on a fast-track basis.
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Cost-plus is an inefficient way to do things.
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We have been working towards providing a clean environment to the people of India, and we are doing it out of our own conviction.