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" We cannot have a system that everything can be passed on to the final consumer in the garb of cost being recovered without being sensitive to their own problems and affordability. "

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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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" It is important to take into account the total power cost borne by consumers after taking into account what they spend on inverters and gensets. "

" 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. "

" Indians have become very demanding. Gone are the days where you could get away with power outages. "

" Reaping political dividends out of tragedies is deeply engrained in the Congress' DNA. "

" More taxes mean more money to spend for public welfare. "

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" If India moves towards 100 percent LED lighting, we will reduce almost 79 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This will also reduce the electricity bills of people. "

" I am a person always with an open mind. "

" Extra capacity makes manufacturing competitive, keeps pricing in control. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" People have seen the Modi government's track record, and now they believe that if we say something, it will happen. "

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

" 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. "

" I believe investigative agencies should be run in an autonomous manner, and there shouldn't be any interference from the government's side. "

" 24/7 power is going to happen; it is not a question of possible or impossible. "

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

" I have told many times I am always a student willing to learn new things. "

" Unless you empower your domestic investor and domestic industry and domestic confidence in the sector, no foreigner is going to come. "

" I believe if we simplify the process of tariff-fixing with lesser tariff slabs and rationalise the process, it will reduce corruption, and simultaneously, it will enable supply of adequate and cheap power to the poor as well as to farmers. "

" Renewable energy is not more expensive than fossil fuel when you factor in life-cycle costs. "

" I do not think the Nobel institution gives you a certificate that everything you say is always right. "

" 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. "

" Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are looking to make India self-reliant in terms of power requirement, along with providing carbon-free sources of power, thus improving India's position globally. "

" The Gujarat government knows what's in the interest of consumers. When they plan, they ensure they can save every single rupee or earn every single rupee for the state government and bring power at lowest cost to the consumer. They are tightfisted in their approach. "

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

" Western countries can cut down coal and replace it by renewables; I will need to have more coal. "

" If you are moving the informal economy into the formal economy, and if the transactions which for years were never reported as part of GDP are now transacted through banking channels, it will only add to the GDP, not reduce the GDP. "

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

" I am very friendly with the people of India, and corporates are also a part of that. "

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