Chanda Kochhar : (16)

" Our parents treated all three of us – two sisters and a brother – equally. When it came to education, or our future plans, there was no discrimination between us based on our gender. " - Chanda Kochhar

" Payments banks can also act as business correspondents of other banks. " - Chanda Kochhar

" Over the years, we have financed projects in core industrial sectors like steel, cement, aluminium and petrochemicals, and in manufacturing sectors like automobiles and textiles. " - Chanda Kochhar

" We have a vision of a strong and prosperous India and an equally strong belief that this vision is achievable. " - Chanda Kochhar

" I learnt to always keep my mind open to new ideas and looked at each new assignment as an opportunity to learn and prove myself. " - Chanda Kochhar

" Mark-to-market losses are not real loss. It’s a notional loss. What we can monitor is the credit quality of the underlying papers. Are the companies paying interest on time? Is there any deterioration in the credit quality of these companies? " - Chanda Kochhar

" I take all the stress on myself so everyone else can work without stress. " - Chanda Kochhar

" Only if you aspire for more will you achieve more. " - Chanda Kochhar

" As far as discom reforms are concerned, they have to be a combination of two parts. One is the existing balance sheet and, therefore, taking care of that. The second important is the reduction in losses going forward. " - Chanda Kochhar

" India did not innovate with the ATMs. But when we brought ATMs into India and made the machines talk in 15 regional languages to the people in rural India, we got millions of transactions on the ATM. " - Chanda Kochhar