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The government has extended the deadline for the scheme which provides financial aid to molasses-based distilleries for enhancing ethanol production, by six months till April 21, 2023.
The decision has been taken to improve production and supply of ethanol under the Centre’s Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) programme.
“In accordance to the Centre’s release, the sugar mills, distilleries, and business owners who have purchased land and received environmental permission for their project are required to submit an application cum proposal in the specified format (Annexure-I) to the Director (S&VO), Directorate of Sugar and Vegetable Oils, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, within one year starting on April 22, 2022,” the release said.
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The Department of Food and Public Distribution had earlier asked all distilleries to enhance ethanol production to make the programme successful. Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme aims at extending financial assistance to molasses-based standalone distilleries for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity. The fresh deadline will be April 21, 2023.
Through the EBP, government aims to reduce pollution and increase value addition in the domestic sugar industry.
It has scaled up blending targets from 5 per cent to 10 per cent under it.
