How sustainable is India’s E20 push? | Explained
The government told the Lok Sabha that India's ethanol blending programme has helped save around ₹2 lakh crore in foreign exchange. The E20 push — 20% ethanol-blended petrol — has drawn opposition, with leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal campaigning against it, arguing that it harms vehicles and is being forced on consumers by the government.
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The forex savings figure and the E20 blending target are examinable, and the policy is politically contested.
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- Ethanol blending has saved about ₹2 lakh crore in forex (told to Lok Sabha).
- E20 refers to 20% ethanol-blended petrol.
- Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal are campaigning against it.
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