India Mulls Bio-diesel for Rural Development:
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Rural Development considers bio-diesel as a potential fuel, which can be an effective option to stimulate rural development, create jobs in rural areas and provide energy security.
Addressing the National Convention on Climate Change and Bio-Diesel 2008 at FICCI auditorium here , the Union Minister for Rural Development Dr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asserted that bio-diesel can help reducing green house gas emissions.
Dr Singh further said that the government is ready to provide al
l possible help to promote its culivation especially in the wasteland areas.
He said that under the Desert Development Programme (DDP) of the Ministry an allocation of Rs 50 crore was made to promote the cultivation of Jatropha in the rural areas last year.
Keeping in view the limited sources of conventional petro fuels, their escalating prices and adverse effects on the climate globally, the Minister said that it is high time that issues and strategies relating to bio-diesel production, conversion and utilisation need to be considered and discussed with the stakeholders including the farmers.
The minister said that availability of quality planting material, suitability of waste lands, rainfall, suitable agronomic practices for cultivation of non-edible oil seed producing plants, are important aspects for the farmers and cultivators.
To bring India into a state of energy security, the New and Renewable Energy Minister Vilas Muttemwar said that stakeholders in the entire chain of bio-diesel production, conversion and utilisation need to be educated and awareness needs to be created.
He further said that the development of bio-fuels as an alternative and renewable source of energy is critical in the country’s efforts towards self-reliance.
Muttemwar said 84 per cent of rural households in the country have primary source of cooking energy as fuel wood, agricultural residues and dung cakes.
The Minister further said that in such energy scenario there are major challenges in providing clean and affordable energy to all.
He added that use of bio-ethanol and bio-diesel has positive impact on stationary applications for various rural energy systems. It has been successfully demonstrated under Village Energy Security Programme of the Ministry.
The Minister also informed that a National Policy on bio-fuels has been prepared and is under active consideration of the government.
Muttemwar said that it outlines the strategy to achieve energy security in the country through sustainable production, conversion and application of bio-fuels.
The Minister also welcomed extensive research and development work to identify and promote plantation of variety of non-edible oil producing trees and shrubs in different agro-climatic regions.
He informed that the government has recently approved mandatory blending of 10 per cent of ethanol with petrol from last October in the country except in north-eastern states, some smaller states and Union Territories (UTs).
The Minister stressed on need of considering availability of quality planning material, suitability of wastelands, rainfall, suitable agronomic practices for cultivation of non-edible oil seed producing plants. [With Inputs from Internet]
l possible help to promote its culivation especially in the wasteland areas.
He said that under the Desert Development Programme (DDP) of the Ministry an allocation of Rs 50 crore was made to promote the cultivation of Jatropha in the rural areas last year.
Keeping in view the limited sources of conventional petro fuels, their escalating prices and adverse effects on the climate globally, the Minister said that it is high time that issues and strategies relating to bio-diesel production, conversion and utilisation need to be considered and discussed with the stakeholders including the farmers.
The minister said that availability of quality planting material, suitability of waste lands, rainfall, suitable agronomic practices for cultivation of non-edible oil seed producing plants, are important aspects for the farmers and cultivators.
To bring India into a state of energy security, the New and Renewable Energy Minister Vilas Muttemwar said that stakeholders in the entire chain of bio-diesel production, conversion and utilisation need to be educated and awareness needs to be created.
He further said that the development of bio-fuels as an alternative and renewable source of energy is critical in the country’s efforts towards self-reliance.
Muttemwar said 84 per cent of rural households in the country have primary source of cooking energy as fuel wood, agricultural residues and dung cakes.
The Minister further said that in such energy scenario there are major challenges in providing clean and affordable energy to all.
He added that use of bio-ethanol and bio-diesel has positive impact on stationary applications for various rural energy systems. It has been successfully demonstrated under Village Energy Security Programme of the Ministry.
The Minister also informed that a National Policy on bio-fuels has been prepared and is under active consideration of the government.
Muttemwar said that it outlines the strategy to achieve energy security in the country through sustainable production, conversion and application of bio-fuels.
The Minister also welcomed extensive research and development work to identify and promote plantation of variety of non-edible oil producing trees and shrubs in different agro-climatic regions.
He informed that the government has recently approved mandatory blending of 10 per cent of ethanol with petrol from last October in the country except in north-eastern states, some smaller states and Union Territories (UTs).
The Minister stressed on need of considering availability of quality planning material, suitability of wastelands, rainfall, suitable agronomic practices for cultivation of non-edible oil seed producing plants. [With Inputs from Internet]
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