VidurNeeti 🇮🇳

You read about Ethanol only from a sugarcane/sugar mills/distilleries perspective since politicians are related to it so the larger context is lost in the social media noise. Let's move ahead & read something new & more impacting: How this hastily implemented policy affects much more to your pocket beyond just petrol. Affect of it on two other raw materials - Maize & Rice, & in turn how they affect multiple products in your food chain - whether you are vegetarian (dals/edible oils/millets) or non-vegetarian (eggs/chicken). Also how does the government narrative of saving huge forex reserves hold true as we expand the canvas. This time instead of writing a lengthy post since this topic is vast, will give you a questionnaire which you copy-paste on Google Gemini & read the answers in leisure yourself. No scope of misleading or false narratives. Since each question will present a very short answer, you probe further with your questions. Don't believe anyone but your own findings. ==== Q1: How much has government claimed to save in fuel import bill since FY 14-15 to FY 25-26? Q2: Did the arable land turn to these crops (Maize, Rice, & Sugarcane) due to Ethanol policy? If so, give some data. Q3: What other food production got affected by farmers moving to them? Q4: How has India's ethanol policy impacted pulse cultivation and led to record-high dal imports? Q5: Which products were we exporting & turned net importer due to it? Q6: What import/export bans were made to facilitate the policy? Q7: How has it impacted the animal husbandry industry? Q8: Have prices of protein sources like non-vegetarian foods & eggs gone up or down because of it? Q9: During the same period (since FY 14-15 till FY 25-26), what has been the import bill of edible oils each year? Q10: Compare the cumulative 10 year figure of crude import bill vs the single year bill of edible oil import in FY 25-26 alone. Q11: Which domestic policy is biggest contributor to this mess? Q12: Why has there been a sudden spurt in it since FY 21-22? Q13: How is that policy related to the sudden spurt in it since FY 21-22? Q14: Based on the above would you categorise the policy consequence as securing food first or fuel first? VidurNeeti.