Lok Sabha Question No. 840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Production of Ethanol
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 840 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  MARCH, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL

## 840.  SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  encouraging  sugar  mills  to  produce ethanol with a view to overcome losses suffered by them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the mills thereto; and
- (c) the details of ethanol producing mills in the country, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  Surplus sugar production over domestic demand during last five sugar seasons and depressed sugar price  have adversely affected the financial health of the sugar mills. To improve the liquidity positions of sugar mills enabling them to clear cane price arrears in time, the  Central  Government  has,  inter-alia,  scaled  up  blending  targets  from 5% to 10% under Ethanol Blending  Programme and fixed  remunerative prices for ethanol supplies to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Further, excise duty has been waived off on such supplies for the sugar season 2015-16.  Consequently  there  has  been  substantial  increase  in  supply  of ethanol by sugar mills to OMCs under Ethanol Blending  Programme.
- (c): The State/UT-wise details of ethanol producing mills in the country, are annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.840 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 1.3.2016 IN THE LOK  SABHA STATEMENT  SHOWING  STATE-WISE  DETAILS  OF  ETHANOL  PRODUCING  MILLS

## IN THE COUNTRY

| SL. NO.   | STATE          | NUMBER OF ETHANOL PRODUCING MILLS   |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH | 06                                  |
| 2         | BIHAR          | 04                                  |
| 3         | GUJARAT        | 07                                  |
| 4         | HARYANA        | 01                                  |
| 5         | KARNATAKA      | 16                                  |
| 6.        | MADHYA PRADESH | 01                                  |
| 7.        | MAHARASHTRA    | 61                                  |
| 8.        | ODISHA         | 02                                  |
| 9.        | PUNJAB         | O4                                  |
| 10        | RAJASTHAN      | 01                                  |
| 11.       | TAMIL NADU     | 09                                  |
| 12.       | TELANGANA      | 02                                  |
| 13        | UTTAR PRADESH  | 34                                  |
| 14.       | UTTARAKHAND    | 01                                  |
|           | TOTAL          | 149                                 |

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