This notification, S.O. 4104(E), issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution on November 14, 2019, amends a previous scheme designed to increase ethanol production and supply under the Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme. The original scheme, established through notification S.O. 3523(E) dated July 19, 2018, aimed to improve the financial standing of sugar mills, enabling them to pay outstanding cane prices to farmers. This was to be achieved by providing financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancing their ethanol production capacity. The current notification modifies para 5 (ii) of the original notification, stipulating that loan disbursement must occur within one and a half years from the date of in-principle approval by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), or the project approval will be cancelled. Furthermore, the project must be completed within two years from the disbursement date of the first loan installment from the bank. The file number for this notification is F. No. 1102018-SPI. Suresh Kumar Vashishth, Joint Secretary, is the contact person.
Key Entities Referenced
Ethanol Blended with Petrol EBP Programme: A government initiative to increase ethanol production and supply by blending it with petrol.
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.
Scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity: A scheme to provide financial aid to sugar mills to increase ethanol production capacity.
New Delhi: Capital of India, place of publication for the notification.
S.O. 3523E: Notification number related to the Scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity.
Suresh Kumar Vashishth: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Government of India Press.
jftLVªh laö Mhö ,yö&33004@99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
vlk/kj.k
EXTRAORDINARY
Hkkx II—[k.M 3—mi&[k.M (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
la- 3691] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] uoEcj 14] 2019@dkfrZd 23] 1941
No. 3691] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019/KARTIKA 23, 1941
उउउउपपपपभभभभोोोो(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)तत तत ाााा ममममााााममममलललल,,,ेे,ेे खखखखाााा(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10) औऔऔऔरररर ससससााााववववजज(cid:15)(cid:15)जज(cid:15)(cid:15) ििििननननकककक ििििववववततततररररणणणण मममम(cid:23)(cid:23)ंं(cid:23)(cid:23)ंं ााााललललयययय
((((खखखखाााा(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10) औऔऔऔरररर ससससााााववववजज(cid:15)(cid:15)जज(cid:15)(cid:15) ििििननननकककक ििििववववततततररररणणणण ििििववववभभभभाााागगगग))))
अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:4)द(cid:6)ल ी, 14 नव(cid:10)बर, 2019
ककककाााा....आआआआ.... 4444111100004444((((अअअअ))))....————के(cid:15)(cid:16)ीय सरकार न े इथने ोल का उ(cid:24)प ादन बढ़ाने और िवशेष (cid:31)प से अिधशेष वाले मौसम म $
पै&ोल के साथ इथने ोल ’ल$(डग (ईबीपी) काय-.म के अधीन इसक/ आपू2त बढ़ाने और इससे चीनी िमल5 क/ नकदी क/ ि6थ ित
म$ सुधार करन,े ता(cid:4)क उ(cid:15) ह $ (cid:4)कसान5 के ग(cid:15) ना म(cid:6)ू य बकाया का भुगतान करने म $ स:म बनाया जा सके, क/ दिृ >ट से अिधसूचना
सं. का.आ. 3523(अ) (cid:4)दनांक 19.07.2018 Aारा एक 6क /म अथात- ् – ‘इथेनोल उ(cid:24)प ादन :मता बढ़ाने और उसम$ वृिC करन े
के िलए चीनी िमल5 को िव(cid:24) तीय सहायता Dदान करने संबंधी 6क /म’ अिधसूिचत क/ थी, िजसे त(cid:24)पEात .मश: (cid:4)दनांक
09.08.2018, 11.10.2018 और 04.01.2019 क/ अिधसूचना संGय ा का.आ. 3952(अ), का.आ. 5219(अ) और
का.आ. 47 (अ) Aारा संशोिधत (cid:4)कया गया था।
2. अब (cid:4)दनांक 19.07.2018 क/ उLत अिधसूचना के पैरा 9 के अनुसरण म $ क$(cid:16) सरकार न े िनण-य िलया ह ै (cid:4)क
अिधसूचना का परै ा 5 (ii) को िन(cid:10) नानुसार पढ़ा जाए:—
‘आवेदक को खाP और साव-जिनक िवतरण िवभाग के सैCांितक अनुमोदन क/ तारीख स े डेढ़ वष- के भीतर बQक
से ऋण संिवतSरत हो जाना चािहए, ऐसा न होने पर पSरयोजना के िलए सैCांितक अनुमोदन रU हो जाएगा।
इसके अलावा, बQक स े ऋण क/ पहली (cid:4)क6त के संिवतरण क/ तारीख से 2 वष - के अंदर पSरयोजना पणू - हो
जानी चािहए’।
[फा. सं. 1 (10)/2018-एसपी-1]
सुरेश कुमार विशW, संयLु त सिचव
5885 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th November, 2019
S.O. 4104(E).—The Central Government with a view to increase production of ethanol and its supply under
Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, specially 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) and S.O. 47 (E) dated 09.08.2018, 11.10.2018 and 04.01.2019 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 one and a half years from the date of in
principle approval of DFPD, failing which the in principle approval for the project will stand cancelled.
Further, the project should be completed within two years from the date of disbursement of first installment
of loan from bank.”
[F. No. 1(10)/2018-SP-I]
SURESH KUMAR VASHISHTH, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.