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As India becomes more tax-compliant, government revenues will improve, and we will be able to serve the poor better. We can have better roads, healthcare, education, and improve the life of farmers.
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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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Indians have become very demanding. Gone are the days where you could get away with power outages.
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24/7 power is going to happen; it is not a question of possible or impossible.
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I am very friendly with the people of India, and corporates are also a part of that.
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By using LED bulbs, one can contribute, in their way, to overcome global warming.
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I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.
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Transparency is the hallmark of Prime Minister Modi's government.
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Unless you empower your domestic investor and domestic industry and domestic confidence in the sector, no foreigner is going to come.
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Western countries can cut down coal and replace it by renewables; I will need to have more coal.
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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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I have told many times I am always a student willing to learn new things.
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I can't inject renewables into a grid that doesn't have base load.
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Renewable energy is not more expensive than fossil fuel when you factor in life-cycle costs.
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You only expect something from somebody you have confidence can deliver.
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You have to decide that you will be the best.
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Reforms ensure that everybody benefits and the state generates financial resources to provide for the really deserving.
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There is no room any more for the divisive agenda which has been sought to be foisted on the common man.
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Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies.
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Gujaratis are smart people.
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I am still fairly confident we will come out better than the West in terms of our overall development versus damage.
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Ramifications of small decisions can be pretty large.
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I am a tough minister.
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I have very often held a view - and I am public about it - that if you run your operations inefficiently, you can't expect your consumer to pay for your inefficiencies.