Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Production of Ethanol
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MtI{tsTRy oF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  puBLtC  Dt$TRtBUTtoN DEPARTMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLTC DTSTRIBUTIOil

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  OUESTION NO.{79

## TO BE AIISWERED  OIit 2ND FEBRUARY,  2022

## PRODUCTIOII  OF ETHANOL

t179. SHRI Dtltp SAtKtA!

## SHR! RAMESH GHAI{DER  XAUSHIX

Wiil the Minister  of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AI{D  pUBLtc

DtsTRtBUTtoN  rqo'ar rm*, urc-a sit{  ilffi6 F"*, d+ r]'J1""""o to state:

- (a)  whetheT  the production  of ethanor direcry  from sugarcane  and maize is permitted  in the country  especiatty  in the ,{o;th Eastern  states inctuding Assam;
- (b)  ifso, the detafls thereof;
- (c)  the names of maior mitts producing  ethanor direcry from sugarcane and maize;
- (d)  the state'wise detairs  of the totar quan*ty  of ethanor produced  in the
- country  during the last three yearq  and
- (e)  the measures  being taken by the Government  to increase the
- production  of ethanot and promote  its use in the countryp

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMEI{TAND GoNSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  puBLtc  DrsTRtBUTtoN (SADHV! i{IRANJAN  JYOTT)

(a)  to (b): The Government  has notilied  the l{ational Bio-fuet  policy,  2O{g which inter'aria  artows the production  of ethanot from sugarcane  iuice, sugar containing materials  like sugar beet, sweet soighum, starch containing materiat tike corn, cassava, damaged  food grains rike broken rice etc. Besides,  the pollcy  also attows use of surplus foodgrains  for production  of ethanot under  Ethanot Brended  with  petrot  (EBp)  prlgramme with the approvat  of r{ationar  Bio-fuet  coordination  committee  (*Bcc) comprising  of representatives  from Ministry of  petroreum  & aturar Gas, Department  of Agricutture  & Farmerc,  Wlfare, Depadment  of Food & Public Distribution,  NlTl Aayog etc.

-The NBCG in yean  2020, after hording discussions  with  yarious  stake horderc and after taking into consideratioithe  sutficrent  avartabitity  of rice and maize in the country,  has recommended  the production  of ethanor  from surprus rice avaitabre  with FGr and from maize for brending with petror under EBp progiamme,  across the country  inctuding t{orttr Ea-stern  states, which was accepted by the Government.

- (c): A rist showing  names of sugar mirts/distirteries  producing  ethano! directry from sugarcane  iuice as obtained  from  state Governments  & lndustry Associations  is given  at Annexure-|.

At present,  grain  based distireries are producing  ethanot mainry from damaged food grains  viz. broken rice and surptus rice avaitabte  with FGr, However,  with the increase  in the number  & capacity of grain based distilleries,  production  of ethanol  from maize as tikety  to pick up.

- (d): The state'wise  tist of suppried quantities  of .thanor  which were produced  by disti,eries  in the country  and supptied  to oi! Marketing Gompanies  (o,cs) for btending  with petrot  under Ethanot  Brended  with Petror (EBp) programme  during rast three Ethanor  suppry  years  (ESy) (Decilov) 2O18-{9,  2O,lg-2O  and 2O2O-2i is at Annexure.tt.
- (e): The Gentral  Government  has taken various to increase production  and utitization  of ethanol unden measures  in past  3 years which arc enumerated  as
- i) The Government has fixed lOyo blending  target for Ethanol Supply Year 2O21-iE2  & 2Oo/o  blending  by 2D25li
- Extending financiar  assistance  in the form of interest  subvention @ 60/o pGJ  annum or 500/o  of rate of interest charged by banks/financia! institutions  whichever  is tower for five years  including  one yeai moratorium; ii)
- The Govemrnent  has been fixing remuneratiye prices  of ethanot produced  from difrerent feed-stocks  for supply  of ethanot  to OMGs for every Ethanol Suppty  year; iii)
- Amended  the lndustries  (Devetopment  & Regutataon)  Act, {951 to ensure  free movement of.ethanol in the country; iv)

- v) Reduced Goods & Service Tax (GST)  on ethanot  meant for Ethanot Blended  with Petrol (EBp) programme  from 1go/o  to So/o1
2. vi) FCt Rice & maize also aflowed as feedstock;
3. vii) lnterest  subvention  scheme extended to grain based distitteries;
4. viii) $tandard Operating  procedures  (SOps) issued by banks for faster loans sanctioning;
5. ix) Environmental  Glearance procedures simplified  by Ministry of Environmcnt,  Forest & Climate Ghange;
6. Enhancement  of storage  capacities to storc ethanot started by Oil Marfteting  Gompanies; x)
7. xi) Notification lor 2Oo/o  blending from April, 2O23 issued;
8. E12 (12% ethanot with 88% petro!)  & E{5 xii)  Use of automotive fuel notified;
9. xiii) Notillcation for direct sale of EIOO by OMGs issued;
10. xiv) E2O material compatibte  vehictes being launched  trom Aprit, 2O23 and E2O engine compatibte  vehictes being taunched from April, 2025;
11. xv) Flexl-fuel engine & components (capabte  of running up to Eg5 fuel) included  under  production  Linked tncentive (pll) scheme

ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE UNSTARRED  QUESTION No. 17e DUE FoR ANSWER  oN o2.o2.2oiz  iil iliE ibK SABHA.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | ugar Mills/Disti Name of S lleries                                     |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | ndia) Ltd., Sankiti EID Parry (t                                       |
| 2         | Bihar          | Magadh Narkatia S ar & E Ltd ug New v nerg Swad S ( h Su I M s ga ) an |
| 3         | Bihar          | Majhaulia Sugar I ndushies PW. Ltd.                                    |
| 4         | Gujauat        | Shree Narmada KhandUd yogsahaka riMandli Ltd.                          |
| E         | Karnataka      | eshwar Sugars Ltd Bhalk                                                |
| b         |                | Core Green Sugar & Fuels Pvt. Ltd.                                     |
| 7         |                | EID Parry (tndi a) Ltd., Bagatkot                                      |
| o         |                | ndia) Ltd., Hatiyat EID Parry (t                                       |
| I         |                | em Sugars Ltd G                                                        |
| 10        |                | avari Biorefineries Ltd God                                            |
| 11        |                | Jamkhandi Sugars Ltd.                                                  |
| 12        |                | R Sugar Mill Ltd KP                                                    |
| 13        |                | MRN Cane Power lndia Ltd.                                              |
| 14        |                | rani Sugars Ltd. Ni                                                    |
| '15       |                | ugars Ltd., Koppa NSL S                                                |
| to        |                | tish Sugars Ltd. Sa                                                    |
| 1''       |                | amanur Sugars Ltd. sh                                                  |
| '18       |                | Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd., Athani                                       |
| 19        |                | Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd., Havalga                                      |
| 20        |                | Shree RenukaE ugars Ltd., Munoli                                       |
| 21        |                | Sri Balaji Sugars & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.                                |
| 22        |                | Sri Saipriya Sugars Ltd.                                               |
| z5        |                | apur Distilleries Ltd. sidd                                            |
| 24        |                | The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.                                              |
| ,R        |                | ugar lndustries Ltd. Vishwaraj S                                       |
| 27        |                | SSK N , Sankeshwar                                                     |
|           |                | Shri Hiranyakeshi                                                      |
| 28        |                | Shri Malaprabha SSK                                                    |
| 29        |                | ugars Limited, Vish Athani S nuanna Nagar                              |
| 30        |                | Venkateshwar Sugar Products Limited                                    |
| 31        |                | Shivshakti Sugars Limited                                              |
| 32        |                | ugars & Chemicals Ltd Prabhuli ngheswar S                              |

| 35   | lndian Sugar Manufacturing Company Limited, Havinal                       |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jb   | jaynagar Sugars Ltd                                                       |
| 37   | EID Parry Sugar lndustries Ltd, Hulattl                                   |
| 38   | Chamundes hwari Sugars Ltd                                                |
| 39   | The Mysore Sugar Company Ltd                                              |
| 40   | Bannari Amman Sugar Ltd                                                   |
| 41   | amanur Sugars Ltd Sh                                                      |
| 42   | armada Sugar Pvt. Ltd N                                                   |
| 43   | ndsari Sugar Mills Shree Durga Kha                                        |
| 44   | Ajinkyatara SSK Ltd                                                       |
| 45   | aramati Agro Ltd. B                                                       |
| 46   | Dalmia BharatS ugar & lndustries Ltd., Asurle porle                       |
| 47   | Loknete Sunderraoji Solanke SSK Ltd.                                      |
| 48   | NSL Sugars Ltd. (Jay Mahesh)                                              |
| 49   | Padmshri Dr. Vitth alrao Vikhe Patil SSK Ltd                              |
| 50   | Purna SSK Ltd.                                                            |
| 51   | Rajarambapu pafil ., Rajaramnagar SSK Ltd                                 |
| 52   | (MSME Resd.) Regola Bio-Ch emical Pvt. Ltd                                |
| A2   | Rena SSK Ltd                                                              |
| 54   | Sadguru Sri Sri Sakhar Karkhana Ltd                                       |
| 55   | Sharayu Agro lndustries Ltd                                               |
| 56   | u SSK Ltd., Kagat Shree Chhatrapati Shah                                  |
| 57   | Shree Tatya S-hib Kore Warana SSK Ltd.                                    |
| 58   | Shreenathnagar, patethan, Daund Shreenath MFaskoba Sakhar Kharkhana Ltd., |
| 59   | Shri Dutt lndia Pvt. Ltd.                                                 |
| 60   | waraj lndia Agro Ltd. 5                                                   |
| 61   | The Sanjivani (Takli) SSK Ltd., Sahajanandnagar                           |
| oz   | topian Sugars Ltd. U                                                      |
| bJ   | Vlkasratna Vilasrao Deshmukh M hetkari SSK Ltd. anjara S                  |
| 64   | I Corporation Ltd Vittha                                                  |
| 65   | Vitthalrao Shinde SSK Ltd.                                                |
| bb   | Satara Yashwantrao Mohite Krishna SSK Ltd., RethareBk, Karad,             |
| 67   | Agro Products Ltd Yedeshwari                                              |
| 68   | Sahkar Maharshi S lhe, Kopergaon hankarrao Ko                             |

| 69   | Punjab         | Rana Sugars Ltd.                                   |
|------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 70   | Tamil Nadu     | EID Parry (t ndia) Ltd., Nellikuppaam              |
| 71   | Uftar Pr,adesh | ugar & Energy L Avadh S td., Hargaon               |
| 72   | Uftar Pr,adesh | Avadh SugarE nergy Ltd., Seohara E                 |
| -71  | Uftar Pr,adesh | r Ltd., Rudhauli Bajaj Hindusthan Suga             |
| 74   | Uftar Pr,adesh | es Ltd., Jawaharpur Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industri |
| 75   | Uftar Pr,adesh | Dalmia Bharat S ustries Ltd., Nigohi ugar & lnd    |
| /o   | Uftar Pr,adesh | rat Sugar & lnd Dalmia Bha ustries Ltd., Ramgarh   |
| 77   | Uftar Pr,adesh | DCM Shriram Ltd., Ajbapur                          |
| 78   | Uftar Pr,adesh | Dhampur Sug- s Ltd., Dhampur rMill                 |
| 79   | Uftar Pr,adesh | DSM Sugar Asmoli                                   |
| 80   | Uftar Pr,adesh | Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd.                           |
| 81   | Uttarakhand    | Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd., Libberheri                 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUEST,ON NO. 179 DUE FOR ANSWENTI 'Oi.OiiIiiZIN THE LOK SABHA.

|     |                  | Qua in Kilo Litres Quanti t o et ty   | Qua in Kilo Litres Quanti t o et ty   | Qua in Kilo Litres Quanti t o et ty   |
|-----|------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| st. | States/UTs       |                                       |                                       | to M o Cs                             |
| No. |                  | ESY 2018-19                           | ESY 2019-20                           | ESY 2020-21                           |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh   | 101600                                | 53400                                 | '135100                               |
| 2   | Bihar            | 68400                                 | 83900                                 | 99000                                 |
| J   | Chhrattis arh    | 32600                                 | 47000                                 | 76200                                 |
| 4   | Delhi            | 84000                                 | 66900                                 | 70200                                 |
|     | Goa              | 12100                                 | 7900                                  | 21200                                 |
| b   | Gru rat          | 133600                                | 123600                                | 184100                                |
| 7   | Ha a             | 123800                                | 130700                                | 141400                                |
| B   | Himachal Pradesh | 700                                   | 16200                                 | 27500                                 |
| o   | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                       | 0                                     | 5200                                  |
| '10 | Jharkhand        | 700                                   | 24100                                 | 41700                                 |
| 11  | Karnataka        | 194000                                | 187700                                | 247100                                |
| 12  | Kerala           | 0                                     | 0                                     | 89700                                 |
| IJ  | Madh Pradesh     | 93'100                                | 102400                                | 137700                                |
| 14  | Maharashtra      | 297800                                | 219200                                | 394800                                |
| 15  | Odisha           | n                                     | 3500                                  | 44300                                 |
| 16  | Pun ab           | 104000                                | 115300                                | 142000                                |
| 17  | asthan R         | 41000                                 | 26700                                 | 129100                                |
| 18  | Tam I Nadu       | 74800                                 | 35200                                 | 232700                                |
| 19  | Telan ana        | 88800                                 | 46500                                 | 142300                                |
| 20  | Uttar Pradesh    | 387000                                | 401500                                | 531900                                |
| 21  | Uttarakhand      | 24500                                 | 24400                                 | 28200                                 |
| 22  | West al          | 23000                                 | 14400                                 | 31000                                 |
|     | Total            | 1885500                               | 1730500                               | 2955400                               |