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No proposal to allow further diversion of sugar for ethanol production: Food Secy

By Economic Times - 9 months ago
Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra has said that there are no plans to permit additional diversion of sugar for ethanol production during the current 2023-24 supply year. In December of the previous year, the government imposed a cap on sugar diversion at 17 lakh tonnes for the current supply year (November-October). Additionally, it authorized the utilization of both cane juice and B-heavy molasses within the overall cap for ethanol production.

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