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" My solar energy programme alone will generate about a million jobs. "

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" Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies. "

" I feel there is huge potential for India and the U.K. to work together both on the technology space and on the investment space. "

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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. "

" When PM goes for a foreign visit, he represents a country and not the party. "

" 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. "

" Cost-plus is an inefficient way to do things. "

" 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. "

" Of course we have to use coal... the renewable energy sources will supplement the supply from coal. "

Renewable Energy

" I can't inject renewables into a grid that doesn't have base load. "

" I will reach out to all states uniformly... I can assure you I will take two steps for every step they extend. "

" If inflation is brought down, interest rates will fall. Once rates fall, we have the opportunity to maybe achieve the goal of 'housing for all' faster; take roads, infrastructure to India's interiors. "

" PM Modi has provided visionary leadership with his focus on the welfare of the poor and inclusive nature taking along his whole team, including states, parties, all schools of thought, all sections of society. "

" Gujaratis are smart people. "

" With transparency in renewables, the prices of renewables are coming down drastically. "

" A visionary leadership is required to harness rapid technological change for positive benefit rather than allowing to become disruptive and further exacerbate economic inequality. "

" Prime Minister Modi keeps challenging the system to keep performing better and better. He sets aggressive targets, and the whole system has to act. "

" Productive and sustainable job creation, along with increased and better-targeted social expenditure, are the only routes to permanently beat the poverty trap and to bring our social indicators on par with developed countries. "

" Wind developers have realised the importance of transparent method of price discovery, which was demonstrated in the solar sector. They realise that bidding brings in efficiency, and tariff is right-sized. "

" Western countries have gone through their development cycle and enjoyed the fruits of ruining the environment over many years and are now giving us homilies and pontificating on responsibilities to the environment. I think they need to look inward. "

" We aim to encourage investments that ease our supply-side bottlenecks, such as rural roads, cold-storage, and grain-warehouses, which will also help us combat inflation. "

" When a product is market driven, it should be able to pay for all its raw materials at market prices. "

" Use of energy-efficient LEDs, pumps, fans, and air-conditioners will save power consumption and reduces the peak load. "

" I can't tell my people that you will get power only from 6 A.M. to 5 P.M., and after that, we live in darkness. You need 24-hour power; you need a baseload, and that baseload for India is coal. We are looking at clean coal technologies to reduce the impact of pollution. "

" For me, as the Government of India, the interest of the poorest of the poorest is paramount. "

" I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go. "