To facilitate production of ethanol, Government in March, 2019 had notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan - Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” for providing financial support for setting up Second Generation (2G) ethanol projects in the country using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock. The total financial outlay for the scheme is Rs. 1969.50 crore for the period from 2018-19 to 2023-24. Since commencement of PM JI-VAN Yojana, Rs. 880 crore have been approved to the following 2G projects:

Sl. No.	Entities	Project Type	Approved Financial Assistance (Rs. in Crores)
1.	IndianOil Corporation Ltd.	Commercial	150
2.	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	Commercial	150
3.	Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	Commercial	150
4.	Numaligarh Refineries Limited	Commercial	150
5	Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd	Commercial	100
6	Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd.	Commercial	150
7	IndianOil Corporation Ltd.	Demonstration	15
8	Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd	Demonstration	15

The above-mentioned projects for ethanol production have been envisaged to increase ethanol availability for Ethanol Blending Petrol Programme in the country consequently reducing dependency on import of fossil fuel.  

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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