NEW DELHI: Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said ethanol blending in petrol should be doubled to 10%, after a meeting of the ministerial group.

Pawar also said sugar mills would get interest-free loan. "Sugar industry to get loan of Rs 7,200 crore from banks; Centre to give interest subvention of 12%," he said.

The loan has to be used by sugar mills to pay sugarcane farmers, Pawar said.

