{"id":39543,"date":"2022-05-02T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-gadkari-alternative-fuels\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T16:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:31:03","slug":"biz-gadkari-alternative-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-gadkari-alternative-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Gadkari pitches for priority sector lending to entities engaged in alternative fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-4099609460\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday made a case for extending priority sector lending facilities for entities engaged in production and business of alternative fuels like bio-ethanol, CNG and LNG, a move that will help cut imports of fossil fuels.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-16204292\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p> Addressing an event here, the Road Transport and Highways Minister further said the trial of bringing calorific value of ethanol at par with petrol by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was successful.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Those involved in production or business of  alternative fuels should be included in priority sector lending. I shall speak about the issue with the finance minister and RBI Governor,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p> Priority sector lending facility will help the entities engaged in alternative fuel production or business to obtain loan from banks on easier terms.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-3746578834\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p> He asserted that this move will help in reducing imports of fossil fuels in India.<\/p>\n<p> Gadkari said on Wednesday that he will meet  the Information Technology minister and suggest him to direct telecom companies to run IT towers on ethanol-based generators rather than diesel-based ones.<\/p>\n<p> The minister noted that there appears to be shortage of power in the country as the requirement has increased on account of economic growth.<\/p>\n<p> Peak power shortage rose swiftly last week from single digit of 5.24 GW on April 25  to touch double digit of 10.77 GW on April 28 showing affects of various factors like low coal stocks at generation plants, heatwave and other issues on deepening electricity crisis.<\/p>\n<p> The power consumption and demand were affected in April 2020 also due to the imposition of lockdown for curbing the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 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