West Bengal Cabinet decides to frame policies on ethanol, data processing

The West Bengal Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to proposals for framing policies relating to production of ethanol from broken rice and data processing, Commerce and Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Wednesday said a policy will be framed on producing ethanol using broken rice.

“Today the Cabinet approved proposals to frame policies on ethanol production and data processing. Extensive guidelines will be prepared in the coming days. The ethanol policy will help farmers in their economy and it will attract more investments in the state,” Chatterjee told reporters.