This notification, dated October 29, 2020, issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution, concerns amendments to the "Scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity." The original scheme, notified on July 19, 2018 (S.O. 3523(E)), aimed to increase ethanol production and supply under the Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme to improve the financial standing of sugar mills and enable them to clear cane price arrears for farmers. This notification modifies para 5 (ii) of the original notification, stating that loan disbursement must occur within two and a half years from the date of in-principle approval by the DFPD, or the approval will be cancelled. Furthermore, applicants who submitted applications after the scheme's notification date (July 19, 2018) but within the prescribed cutoff date, and whose loans were disbursed prior to DFPD's in-principle approval, will also be eligible for interest subvention under the scheme. The project should be completed within two years from the date of disbursement of the first loan installment from the bank. The notification number is S.O. 3886(E) and the F. No. is 1102018-SPI. The Joint Secretary, Subodh Kumar Singh, is listed as the contact.
Key Entities Referenced
Ethanol Blended with Petrol EBP Programme: A government initiative to increase the production and supply of ethanol, blended with petrol.
Scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity: A scheme to improve the liquidity position of sugar mills by increasing ethanol production capacity.
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION: The Indian government ministry responsible for consumer affairs, food, and public distribution.
Department of Food and Public Distribution: A department within the MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Central Government: The government of India.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 3432] िई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतर्ार, अक्त बू र 29, 2020/कार्तकव 7, 1942
No. 3432] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020/KARTIKA 7, 1942
उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय
(खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण जर्भाग)
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 29 अक् तूबर, 2020
का.आ. 3886(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार ि े इथिे ोल का उत् पािि बढािे और जर्िेष रूप स े अजधिेष र्ाल े मौसम म ें
पैरोल के साथ इथेिोल ब्लेंडडंग (ईबीपी) कायवक्रम के अधीि इसकी आपूर्तव करिे और इससे चीिी जमलों की िकिी की
जस्ट् थजत म ें सुधार करि,े तादक उन्द् ह ें दकसािों के गन्द् िा मल्ू य बकाया का भुगताि करिे म ें सक्षम बिाया िा सके, की िजृ ि स े
अजधसूचिा स.ं का. आ. 3523 (अ) दििांक 19.07.2018 द्वारा एक स्ट् कीम अथावत ् – ‘इथेिोल उत् पािि क्षमता बढािे और
उसम ें र्ृजि करि े के जलए चीिी जमलों को जर्त् तीय सहायता प्रिाि करिे संबंधी स्ट् कीम’ अजधसूजचत की ह,ै जिसे तत्पश्चात
दििांक 09.08.0218, 11.10.2018, 04.01.2019, 14.11.2019 17.04.2020 और 20.05.2020 की अजधसूचिा
स.ं का. आ. 3952 (अ), का. आ. 5219 (अ), का. आ. 47 (अ) और का. आ. 4104 (अ), का. आ. 1262 (अ) और का. आ.
1523 (अ), द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था।
2. अब दििांक 19.07.2018 की उक्त अजधसूचिा के परै ा 9 के अिुसरण म ें केन्द्रीय सरकार ि े जिणवय जलया
ह ैदक उक्त अजधसूचिा का पैरा 5 (ii) जिम्नािुसार पढा िाए:-
5279 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
“आर्ेिक को खाद्य और सार्विजिक जर्तरण जर्भाग के सैिांजतक अिुमोिि की तारीख स े िो र्ष व छह माह के
भीतर बैंक स े ऋण संजर्तररत हो िािा चाजहए, ऐसा ि होिे पर पररयोििा के जलए सैिांजतक अिुमोिि रद्द हो िाएगा।
जिि आर्ेिकों िे इस स्ट्कीम की अजधसूचिा की तारीख के उपरांत परंत ु दििांक 19.07.2018 की अजधसूचिा म ें जिधावररत
अंजतम तारीख के भीतर और जिि मामलों म ें खाद्य और सार्विजिक जर्तरण जर्भाग के सैिाजन्द्तक अिुमोिि स े पूर्व ऋण
संजर्तररत कर दिया गया था, र्े भी इस स्ट्कीम के अधीि ब्याि छूि के जलए पात्र होंगे। इसके अलार्ा, बैंक स े ऋण की
पहली दकस्ट् त के संजर्तरण की तारीख स े िो र्षव के अिं र पररयोििा पूण व हो िािी चाजहए।”
[फा.सं. 1/ (10)/2018-एस पी-1]
सुबोध कुमार डसंह, संयुक्त सजचर्
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th October, 2020
S.O. 3886(E).—The Central Government with a view to increase production of ethanol and its
supply under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, especially in the surplus season and thereby
to improve the liquidity position of the sugar mills enabling them to clear cane price arrears of the farmers,
notified the scheme namely “Scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and
augmentation of ethanol production capacity” vide notification No. S.O. 3523(E) dated 19.07.2018 which
was subsequently amended vide notifications No. S.O. 3952(E), S.O. 5219(E), S.O. 47 (E), S.O. 4104 (E),
S.O.1262 (E) and S.O. 1523(E) dated 09.08.2018, 11.10.2018, 04.01.2019, 14.11.2019, 17.04.2020 and
20.05.2020 respectively.
2. Now in pursuance of para 9 of the said notification dated 19.07.2018, Central Government
has decided that Para 5 (ii) of the notification may be read as under:-
“The applicant should get the loan disbursed from the bank within two and half years from the
date of in principle approval of DFPD, failing which the in principle approval for the project will stand
cancelled. The applicants which have submitted their applications to DFPD after the date of notification of
the scheme but within the cut-off date prescribed in the notification dated 19.07.2018 and in case of whom,
loans were disbursed to them prior to the in principle approval of DFPD, will also be eligible for interest
subvention under the scheme. Further, the project should be completed within two years from the date of
disbursement of first instalment of loan from bank.”
[F. No. 1/(10)/2018-SP-I]
SUBODH KUMAR SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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