BusinessPhoto: Deccan HeraldDK Shivakumar urges PM Modi to reconsider sugarcane ethanol ban
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging reconsideration of the October 22, 2026 directive banning sugarcane diversion for ethanol production in 2026-27. Shivakumar highlighted Karnataka's Rs 5,803.7 crore ethanol revenue in 2025-26, which helped mills pay farmers promptly. He also noted mill owners' commitment to pass any sugar MSP increase to farmers.
Deccan Herald··Bengaluru




