The union food ministry has announced Modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme.
It will provide interest subsidies of 6 per cent per annum or 50 per cent of bank interest rates, whichever is lower, for five years including a one-year moratorium period.
The measure aims to support the government's Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme
To ensure the functioning of the Cooperative Sugar Mills throughout the year, their existing ethanol plants can be converted into multi-feedstock-based plants to use grains like maize and DFG under the new modified scheme.