Dear SM fam, Team Bharat is protesting, for you & your vehicles against the forced Ethanol 20 Blending policy! Those of you, whose cars or bikes have suffered due to the ridiculous Ethanol 20 Blending Policy, kindly comment below with details, so we may raise our voice for the vehicles you purchased from your hard earned money & paid taxes in advance!
@bonyuppal@VishhalSJain
Some facts that deserve to be in the public domain:
Ethanol blending in petrol did not begin recently. It was initiated under the UPA government, with the policy formally notified in the Gazette of India in January 2013.
The groundwork, however, goes back even further:
тАв A pilot ethanol blending programme was launched in 2001.
тАв The programme was formally announced in 2004.
тАв E5 (5% ethanol blending) was rolled out across multiple states by 2006.
тАв The policy framework was subsequently notified in the Gazette of India in January 2013.
The current government has expanded its scale. But the origins of the programme are a matter of public record. Public debate should be informed by facts, not selective narratives.