Zitat des Tages von Piyush Goyal:
Very often, state utilities do not buy electricity even if they need it, as every unit purchased increases their losses.
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.
Cost-plus is an inefficient way to do things.
When a product is market driven, it should be able to pay for all its raw materials at market prices.
Unless you empower your domestic investor and domestic industry and domestic confidence in the sector, no foreigner is going to come.
Transparency is the hallmark of Prime Minister Modi's government.
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.
I will reach out to all states uniformly... I can assure you I will take two steps for every step they extend.
I am a happier person living in a country which has surplus of everything rather than shortages.
I have told many times I am always a student willing to learn new things.
Electricity can transform people's lives, not just economically but also socially.
There is no room any more for the divisive agenda which has been sought to be foisted on the common man.
I am a person always with an open mind.
I'm not crying over surplus capacity... Surplus capacity is good for India. Surplus capacity means we can get more investors, can get more households and promise them 24/7 power.
States are the architects of UDAY, not the central government.
I am an optimist.
India's infrastructure deficit in terms of roads, railways, power, and ports needs to be addressed on a fast-track basis.
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.
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.
India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal.
I am very friendly with the people of India, and corporates are also a part of that.
Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies.
For me, as the Government of India, the interest of the poorest of the poorest is paramount.
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.
Even a poor man doesn't ask alms unless he sees you have the ability to give.
More taxes mean more money to spend for public welfare.
Reaping political dividends out of tragedies is deeply engrained in the Congress' DNA.
You only expect something from somebody you have confidence can deliver.
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!
My solar energy programme alone will generate about a million jobs.
Reforms ensure that everybody benefits and the state generates financial resources to provide for the really deserving.
Extra capacity makes manufacturing competitive, keeps pricing in control.
Our pollution out of carbon emissions is still very, very low compared to the world.
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.
You have to decide that you will be the best.
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.