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The Union minister said he spreads awareness about cleaner fuels so that India achieves its goal of self-sufficiency and the pollution in the country can be combated
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday rubbished allegations of conflict of interest from the ethanol blending policy, saying “less than 0.5 per cent” ethanol is manufactured in his sons’ company.
“In our country, the government buys 1,400 crore tonne ethanol. We had a sugar factory which is run by my sons before ethanol came and alcohol was produced in it. In the total supply, less than 0.5 per cent accounted for ethanol. A total of 500-550 industries supply ethanol. There is a tender that the petroleum ministry comes out with for ethanol. And the Cabinet decides the price of ethanol,” Gadkari said at the News18 India Chaupal.
He added: “I try to spread awareness about ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, LNG, hydrogen because in our country, fossil fuels worth Rs 22 lakh crore are imported. The people of Delhi know that 40 per cent of Delhi’s pollution is because of these fossil fuels. People’s life span has reduced. Also, does the fact that Rs 22 lakh crore go out of India align with our goals of self-sufficiency? Shouldn’t we become ‘aatmanirbhar’? Shouldn’t we end the pollution in the country by adopting cleaner fuels?”
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October 16, 2025, 2:27 pm IST
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