Farmer leader Rampal Jat on Sunday demanded that the government should introduce a Maize Control Order to force ethanol distilleries buy the maize from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP).
He alleged that at the average mandi price of ₹1,821 per quintal, the ethanol price should be ₹54 per litre whereas the government has fixed the purchase price at ₹71.86 per litre based on MSP.
Addressing media in New Delhi, Jat, president of Kisan Mahapanchayat, said that when the government after coming to power in 2014 announced to increase the ethanol blending with petrol, it was also said that it would enrich the farmers by transforming them into energy providers whereas consumers would be able to buy petrol at ₹55 per litre.
