1Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh
2Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai - 600020, Tamil Nadu
3Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 027, Tamil Nadu
*Corresponding author: appasmandri.s4@bhu.ac.in
Online published on 22 February, 2021.
India’s 85% of the petroleum oil need is being met through imports. Indian Government has already mandated blending of ethanol in gasoline by 10% to reduce the oil import. Bureau of Indian Standards is planning for 20% ethanol blended gasoline for use as vehicular fuel in 2022. In this context, the present study aims to analyses the ethanol production potential from sugar cane juice, B and C Molasses, sugar beet, sweet sorghum, cassava, maize, paddy straw and wheat straw. Production of ethanol from sugar cane is comparatively advantage but it purely relies on international price of sugar and oil. Prohibition of liquor will be best alternative option and diversion into ethanol blending programme augment the revenue loss due to it and it will reduce the crude oil demand so appreciate the value of Indian rupees in turn that will reduce the cost of crude oil. Production of ethanol from paddy and wheat straw is viable option to overcome the pollution caused by burning the stubbles.
