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In the latest episode of Figuring Out with Raj Shamani, Former Coal Secretary of India, Anil Swarup shared that he had a difference of opinion with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on coal-related issue plaguing the power sector...
He recalled a presentation given by the power secretary in front of PM Modi, where coal-related problems were mentioned multiple times...
According to Swarup, during the presentation, the power secretary highlighted coal-related issues six to seven times..
People don't say this normally but I said it, he immediately agreed with me aur fir Piyush Goyal ko bola ki Anil Ji sahi keh rahe hai aap usme dhyan de (When I became coal secretary in 2014, the power secretary, who was giving presentation,mentioned coal-related problems six-seven times during a presentation in front of PM Modi..
Modi acknowledged Swarup's insight and directed Piyush Goyal, the then Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, to consider Swarup's perspective and address the power sector's challenges comprehensively...
