Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that biofuels will help boost farm income, aid India’s energy security and create jobs, in a cleaner environment.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an event to mark the World Biofuel Day, Prime Minister Modi said the government’s focus was to make the village economy stronger.<\/p>\n
Be it Pollution from the burning of stubble in farms, bio wastes and garbage in the village, or disposing bad crops unfit for use, biofuels are the answer to all these issues.<\/p>\n
Government’s biofuel programme is converting these waste to wealth.<\/p>\n
Biofules have synergies with various Government initiatives, including enhancing farmers’ incomes, and Swachh Bharat.<\/p>\n
On World Biofuels Day, Prime minister released Biofuels Policy 2018 booklet.<\/p>\n
Addressing the gathering he said Biofuels can help reduce import dependency on crude oil.<\/p>\n
They can contribute to a cleaner environment, generate additional income for farmers & boost rural employment.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister also launched the digital platform the \u201cPro Active and Responsive facilitation by interactive and Virtuous Environment Single window Hub\u201d ‘Parivesh’ launched by environment Ministry.<\/p>\n
Through this portal, environmental clearances for forest and climate related issues will be done easily.<\/p>\n
He also gave clearance to the first project which is being built in Odisha via Parivesh.<\/p>\n
Government plans to set up 12 modern biofuel refineries across the country.<\/p>\n
Nearly 1.5 lakh new employment opportunities will be generated once this is achieved.<\/p>\n
It has set a target to save Rs. 12,000 crores in the next four years by the use of ethanol.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the UPA government did nothing to take forward the programme to make ethanol from sugarcane, started by the Vajpayee government.<\/p>\n
It was only after 2014, that this ambitious and forward looking programme was implemented in full earnest.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister said that as a result of the efforts of the Centre, ethanol blending in petrol increased from 38 crore litres in the ethanol supply year 2013-14, to an estimated 141 crore litres in 2017-18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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