We need to do more to conserve fuel or face tougher choices such as steep price increase or even quantitative restrictions.

I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.

If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.

The consumption of petroleum should be conserved. We need to adopt some austerity measures. The people should cooperate with us.

India has large proven reserves of gas that remain unexploited.

Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this.

I am not playing for any lobby. I am playing for national lobby. I will ignore lobby. Anybody has useful suggestion, they can give it to me. The history will speak about it.