This obsessive approach to managing bureaucracy led to an increased production at Coal India and also the opening of 60 new mines. This hands-on style is also evident in encouraging foreign investment in the electricity sector. There was recent news that Softbank and other investors were looking to invest $20 bn in solar energy. However, as we all know, there is a big difference between intention and action in India. The bureaucracy has to be managed to take even a simple step. Here is an example of Piyush Goyal trying to get Masayoshi Son, founder of Softbank, to invest in a project in Chhattisgarh: