Gadkari urges sugar producers to diversify operations amid surplus production
New Delhi, September 11 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari called on Thursday to diversify the operations of sugar producers and explore the production of ethanol-teaching and green hydrogen production in terms of plus sugar production in the country.
Isma’s ‘Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Conference 2025’ addressed Gadkari, sugar is a need to focus on the production of allied products, he said.
“It produces more sugar than the Indian requirement … And if sugar production increases in Brazil, excessive sugar production will also cause problems in India.” He said.
Gadkari said that the production cost of sugar is almost the same as the market price.
“Now there is no alternative to reduce sugar production in India, because sugar production will create a big problem in the country in the coming days,” Gadkari said. He said.
Highway transport and highways Minister said that India was spent La22 To import fossil fuels, Lakh Crore and therefore “we face a pollution problem”.
“If India wants to be Atmanirbhar, it will have to reduce the import of fossil fuels and focus on the production of biokng and ethanol blended gasoline production as an alternative to fossil fuels.” He said.
Gadkari said that farmers should be recognized not only as ‘Annadata’ or food manufacturers, but also as ‘Urjadata’ or energy producers. In addition, after farmers began to produce ethanol from corn, they have increased crop prices and La2,800 per quintal LaPreviously 1,200 per quintal.
Ethanol can be produced from broken rice and sugar cane.
Gadkari said that his goal is to make India’s number one in the world in the world in five years.
“Our goal in five years is to make India’s automobile industry number 1 in the world … When I worked as Minister of Transportation, the size of the Indian automobile industry La14 Lakh Crore. The size of the Indian automobile industry is now La22 Lakh Crore, “he said.
Currently, the size of the US automobile industry La78 Lakh Crore, then China ( La47 Lakh Crore) and India ( La22 Lakh Crore).
