The Union government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday, April 5, 2024.
"Since July last year, rice has not been diverted for ethanol production. There is no proposal as of now to revisit that policy," Mr. Chopra told reporters.
He was responding to questions on whether the government plans to resume the sale of subsidised rice for ethanol in the near future amid reports of likely fall in sugar production in the 2024-25 season (October-September).
