Ajay Singh, Vice Chairman, State Planning Commission on Friday met Amitabh Kant, Chariman – NITI Aayog, and Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman NITI Ayog, and discussed the recent developments taking place in Chhattisgarh in line with the National Biofuel policy 2018.
?Ajay Singh put forth the view of the state government that it has decided to incentivise the establishment of rice based bio ethanol production units, which would produce bioethanol from the surplus rice procured by the state.
To attract private investment into this sector, he sought the help of the Centre on two key issues. One is , to encourage the sales of bio ethanol produced, the rate of sale should be attractive.
Union Petroleum Minister has also been requested to decide the rate of rice based bio ethanol at par with that of sugar/sugar syrup based ethanol.
