The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Mr. Piyush Goyal addressing the FICCI 88th Annual General Meeting, in New Delhi, on December 19, 2015.
Speaks At FICCI AGM On ‘Translating Aspirations Into Reality – India @ 2022’
New Delhi (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): NDA Government’s strategy in the past 19 months has been minimum government – maximum governance , de-bureaucratisation and people empowerment . Mr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy said this while speaking on ‘Translating Aspirations into Reality – India @ 2022’ at the FICCI 88th AGM on December 19. ‘It is a matter of delight that people expect so much from our government . you only expect results from those who can delive’, Mr. Goyal added.
Assuring the industry that the development process will not be allowed to suffer , the Minister said, ‘irrespective of what happens in and outside of Parliament development will not be allowed to suffer’. On power generation side , Mr. Goyal said that we have enough surplus capacity to support other investments . Regarding Renewable Energy sector, he said, ‘this Government has not shied from extraordinary targets , we plan to achieve 5x in next 7 years ‘.
Expressing confidence that every state will join “UDAY” (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) , Mr. Goyal said that turning around DISCOMS is our challenge.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)