Ethanol plants to generate green jobs, raise farmer income: PM Modi

India's ethanol blending in petrol has increased to 10.16 per cent in 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the new second generation (2G) ethanol plant by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Haryana’s Panipat will reduce pollution due to stubble burning in Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) and Haryana. He added that more such plants across the country will bring in more green jobs and money into the hands of farmers.

“In the last seven to eight years, the country has saved at least Rs 50,000 crore on foreign exchange due to the rise in ethanol blending and almost a similar amount has gone to farmers. This biofuel plant