The chief of the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), Prabhakar Rao, has stated that government policy support can enable the industry to meet 60% of the blending target. Rao emphasized the need for concerted efforts to increase ethanol blending, which will contribute to ethanol demand and reduce the country’s dependence on imports. ISMA has proposed strategic policy interventions such as price fixation, inventory management, and financial incentives to achieve the 20% ethanol blending target by 2030. These measures will also benefit farmers by providing an additional source of income from sugarcane…