​Measures by Government for Promoting Biofuel

  • The National Policy on Biofuels-2018, amended in 2022, identifies various feedstocks for biofuel production.
  • Feedstocks include molasses, sugarcane juice, sugar, biomass (grasses, agricultural residues), sugar beet, sweet sorghum, starch-based materials (corn, cassava, rotten potatoes), damaged food grains, industrial waste, algae, non-edible oilseeds, used cooking oil, municipal solid waste, and plastic waste.
  • The government has set indicative targets for biodiesel blending in diesel and direct biodiesel sales under the National Policy on Biofuels.
  • Guidelines for the sale of biodiesel for blending with high-speed diesel for transportation were notified in 2019.
  • GST on biodiesel procurement for blending programs was reduced from 12% to 5%.
  • The "Pradhan Mantri ....
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