Piyush Goyal

The speed of decision making is the essence of good governance.

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.

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

I want to reignite the interest in hydro-electric investments.

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

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.

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

More taxes mean more money to spend for public welfare.

UDAY is meant for financial and operational turnaround of discoms.

Reforms ensure that everybody benefits and the state generates financial resources to provide for the really deserving.

In most riots in India, Congress has had a direct or indirect involvement. History bears this out.

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.