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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Govt mulls law to curb biofuel adulteration
Jaipur: The state govt is considering introducing a new legislation to curb biofuel adulteration in Rajasthan, a senior official of the rural development department said. While the Rajasthan Biofuel Rules 2019 already exist in the state, the official said there is no law to curb biofuel adulteration. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "We will have to look at various options to revise the existing rules and bring in new legislation to ensure punitive action against manufacturers and retailers of adulterated biofuel in the state," the official said. "A lot of things must be looked at to bring in provisions for stricter action against manufacturers and retailers of adulterated biodiesel. These include what are existing provisions to punish those who indulge in biofuel adulteration. The question of licence cancellation or having a jail term for the guilty will come only after examining the current situation," he added. Earlier, rural development and agriculture minister, Kirori Lal Meena, instructed the Biofuel Authority to amend the Rajasthan Biofuel Rules 2019 to include provisions for punitive action against manufacturers and retailers of adulterated biodiesel (B-100) in the state. The minister also directed the officials to formulate effective rules at a competent level. Meena, in the recent past, conducted a series of raids across the state against the manufacturing of fake fertilisers, seeds, pesticides, and biodiesel. He raided a biodiesel factory in Sirohi recently, where a huge stock of fake biodiesel was found.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Min orders stricter rules for biodiesel manufacturing in Raj
Jaipur: The rural development minister, Kirori Lal Meena, instructed the Biofuel Authority to amend the Rajasthan Biofuel Rules-2019 to include provisions for punitive action against manufacturers and retailers of adulterated biodiesel (B-100) in the state. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The rural development department is looking at options to revise the existing rules and introduce legislation to curb biofuel adulteration in the state, according to a senior official of the rural development department. The minister directed the officials to formulate effective rules at a competent level. Meena gave these directions during a meeting to discuss the works conducted by Mission Green Rajasthan, Biofuel Authority, Barren Land and Pasture Development Board, and Aravali (Association for Rural Advancement through Voluntary Action and Local Involvement). Additionally, Meena directed the preparation of district-wise action plans to make barren lands green and increase the income of rural communities by planting non-edible oil plants like Jatropha and Pongamia. He emphasised organising a meeting of Biofuel Authority and Barren Land and Pasture Development Board to determine future action plans. He said that under the tree plantation mega campaign in Rajasthan, the target is to plant 10 crore trees across the state by 2025-26, with the rural development department, Panchayati Raj department, and watershed development and soil conservation department jointly allocated a target of planting 2 crore trees. So far, 1.9 crore trees were planted by over 50 departments, with Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, rural development, and Panchayati Raj department leading by planting approximately 70 lakh trees.
