Yogi Cabinet clears ethanol plant in Mathura, new toy manufacturing policy

Sugarcane Minister Chaudhary Lakshmi Narayan said the Cabinet had approved a proposal to restart the sugar mill in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district, which had been closed 19 years ago

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved 23 proposals, including the setting up of an ethanol plant in Mathura district, a new policy to promote toy manufacturing, and reduction in stamp duty to make renting houses and shops easier.

The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, also cleared proposals for setting up a regional centre of the National Security Guard (NSG) in Milkipur, Ayodhya, establishing a new university in Aligarh, and amending rules for automatic testing centres for vehicles.

He said the mill would produce ethanol from sugarcane and paddy and would operate for 11 months a year. The unit is expected to produce 3.96 crore litres of ethanol annually. Sugar production would also be started once sugarcane availability improves.

The minister said running a sugar mill smoothly required about 50 lakh tonnes of sugarcane a year, but the required availability was not there at present. Therefore, an ethanol plant would be set up at the site. The plant will cost ₹200 crore. Warehouses and a complex will also be built on the 96 acres available with the sugar mill.