प्रेस नोट
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
"राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघावर टीका करण्यापूर्वी संजय राऊत यांनी संघाचा इतिहास आणि राष्ट्रसेवेचे योगदान समजून घ्यावे" – किशोर तिवारी
Sunday, August 2, 2026
विदर्भातील शेतकरी आत्महत्यांचा उद्रेक, बिघडलेली शेतीव्यवस्था आणि शेतकरी नेते रमेश चव्हाण यांच्या प्रमुख मागण्यांबाबत सरकारला नम्र निवेदन
प्रसिद्धी पत्रक (Press Note)
विदर्भातील शेतकरी आत्महत्यांचा उद्रेक, बिघडलेली शेतीव्यवस्था आणि शेतकरी नेते रमेश चव्हाण यांच्या प्रमुख मागण्यांबाबत सरकारला नम्र निवेदन
दिनांक -२ ऑगस्ट २०२६
https://youtu.be/t2_nA5Ak3lg?
Saturday, August 1, 2026
"विदर्भाचे कृषी संकट - यवतमाळ जिल्ह्याचे पालकमंत्री संजय राठोड यांच्या सख्या जावयाने केली आत्महत्या":उमरी किन्हाळा येथील भिक्कु जाधव यांच्या घरी किशोर तिवारी भेटी दरम्यान कुटुंबीयांनी मोदी सरकारची पापांची लक्तरे टांगली
"विदर्भाचे कृषी संकट - यवतमाळ जिल्ह्याचे पालकमंत्री संजय राठोड यांच्या सख्या जावयाने केली आत्महत्या":उमरी किन्हाळा येथील भिक्कु जाधव यांच्या घरी किशोर तिवारी भेटी दरम्यान कुटुंबीयांनी मोदी सरकारची पापांची लक्तरे टांगली
विदर्भातील कृषी संकटाचे दाहकता आता सर्व दूर दिसायला लागली आहे यवतमाळ जिल्ह्यात २०२६ आतापर्यंत १४६ शेतकऱ्यांनी आत्महत्या केल्या असुन त्यामध्ये यवतमाळ जिल्ह्याचे पालकमंत्री संजयभाऊ राठोड यांचे जावई भिक्कू जाधव यांनी मागील आठवड्यात दुबार तिबार पेरणी व कर्ज माफी देण्यास विलंब होत असल्यामुळे शेतामध्ये आत्महत्या केली .आत्महत्यानंतर पालकमंत्री संजय राठोड यांच्या सुविद्य व संवेदनशील पत्नी उमरी किनाळा येथे भेट दिली व दहा हजार रुपयांची मदत केली या हे गाव राळेगाव मतदार संघात येत असल्यामुळें व भिक्कू जाधव हे आदिवासी मंत्री अशोकभाऊ उईके यांचे कार्यकर्ते असल्यामुळे त्यांनी तात्काळ भेट दिली व कापूस उत्पादक शेतकर्यांच्या अडचणी सरकार दरबारी रेटण्याचे आश्वासन दिले परंतु यवतमाळ जिल्ह्याचे जिल्हाधिकारी ,उपविभागीय अधिकारी वा तहसीलदार यापैकी कोणताही अधिकाऱ्याने भेट दिली नाही ते कमिशन खाण्यात व्यस्त असल्याचे शेतकरी नेते रमेश चव्हाण यांनी यावेळी आपली संतप्त प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त केली .शेतकरी नेते किशोर तिवारी ,आदीवासी नेते संतोष नैताम ,शेतकरी नेते प्रम चव्हाण संतोष नैताम व मोरेश्वर वातीले यांनी भेट दिल्यावर भिक्कू जाधव यांच्या दोन्ही मुलांनी व कुटूंबियांनी कृषी संकटाची वास्तविक कारणे जगासमोर ठेवली त्यांचा संपूर्ण संवाद YOUTUBE वर किशोर तिवारी यांनी टाकला आहे .
Monday, July 27, 2026
विदर्भ के कृषि संकट और किसान आत्महत्याओं की मानवीय त्रासदी के बीच श्रीमती नीमा मालेकर के लिए मानवीय सहायता की अपील
विदर्भ के कृषि संकट और किसान आत्महत्याओं की मानवीय त्रासदी के बीच श्रीमती नीमा मालेकर के लिए मानवीय सहायता की अपील
किसान नेता किशोर तिवारी की देश-विदेश के संवेदनशील नागरिकों, सामाजिक संस्थाओं, उद्योग जगत, स्वयंसेवी संगठनों और दानदाताओं से भावनात्मक अपील
पिंपलापुर, तहसील रालेगांव, जिला यवतमाल, विदर्भ, महाराष्ट्र
विदर्भ का कृषि संकट केवल आर्थिक संकट नहीं है, बल्कि एक गहरी मानवीय त्रासदी बन चुका है। वर्षों से बढ़ते कर्ज, खेती की बढ़ती लागत, फसलों के कम दाम, अनियमित वर्षा, प्राकृतिक आपदाओं, फसल बीमा की सीमाओं और सामाजिक सुरक्षा के अभाव ने हजारों किसान परिवारों को तबाह कर दिया है।
पिछले 18 महीनों में यवतमाल जिले में लगभग 456 किसानों द्वारा आत्महत्या किए जाने का दावा किया गया है, जबकि वर्ष 2026 के पहले छह महीनों में ही 126 किसान आत्महत्या कर चुके हैं। ये केवल आँकड़े नहीं, बल्कि टूटे हुए परिवारों की दर्दनाक कहानी हैं।
इसी त्रासदी का सबसे हृदयविदारक उदाहरण है श्रीमती नीमा ज्ञानेश्वर मालेकर का परिवार।
उन्होंने पहले अपने दो जवान बेटों को खोया। इसके बाद उनके पति ज्ञानेश्वर मालेकर ने भी आत्महत्या कर ली। एक ही किसान परिवार के तीन सदस्यों को खोने के बाद नीमाबाई आज पूरी तरह अकेली, मानसिक रूप से टूट चुकी और गंभीर आर्थिक संकट में जीवन बिता रही हैं।
यह केवल एक परिवार की कहानी नहीं है, बल्कि विदर्भ के हजारों किसान परिवारों की सामूहिक पीड़ा का प्रतीक है।
विदर्भ के किसानों की दर्दभरी आवाज़
"हम देश के लिए अन्न उगाते हैं, लेकिन आज हमारे अपने घरों में दो समय का भोजन जुटाना कठिन हो गया है। खेती की लागत लगातार बढ़ रही है, जबकि फसलों का उचित मूल्य नहीं मिल रहा। अनियमित वर्षा, फसल नुकसान, बढ़ता कर्ज, अपर्याप्त बीमा सहायता और अनिश्चित आय ने हजारों किसानों को निराशा की स्थिति में पहुँचा दिया है।
अनेक किसानों ने आत्महत्या कर ली और उनके पीछे छूटे परिवार भूख, गरीबी और असुरक्षा से जूझ रहे हैं।
नीमा मालेकर का परिवार इसी मानवीय त्रासदी का जीवंत उदाहरण है। आज उन्हें केवल संवेदना नहीं, बल्कि हमारे वास्तविक सहयोग की आवश्यकता है। आपकी छोटी-सी सहायता भी उनके जीवन में आशा की नई किरण ला सकती है।"
नीमाबाई को आपकी सहायता की आवश्यकता है
आज उन्हें भोजन, दवा, सुरक्षित जीवन और मानसिक सहारे की आवश्यकता है।
आज यह दान नहीं, बल्कि एक असहाय किसान माँ के जीवन और सम्मान की रक्षा का प्रयास है।
बैंक खाते का विवरण
खाताधारक: Mrs. Nima Dnyaneshwar Malekar
बैंक: Central Bank of India
शाखा: Wadaki Branch, Kelapur, Yavatmal – 445308
खाता संख्या: 3908881907
IFSC: CBIN0281760
MICR: 445016654
मोबाइल: 8830031461
महत्वपूर्ण सूचना
कृपया सहायता राशि किसी मध्यस्थ को न देकर सीधे नीमाबाई के बैंक खाते में जमा करें। राशि भेजने से पहले कृपया फोन पर खाताधारक का नाम और बैंक विवरण पुनः सत्यापित कर लें।
आपकी छोटी-सी सहायता भी एक टूटे हुए किसान परिवार के जीवन में सम्मान, सुरक्षा और आशा वापस ला सकती है।
ENGLISH VERSION
Extend a Helping Hand to a Destitute Farm Widow
A Humanitarian Appeal for Mrs. Nima Malekar Amid Vidarbha's Continuing Agrarian Crisis and Farmer Suicides
An Appeal by Farmers' Leader Kishor Tiwari to Compassionate Citizens, Civil Society, Philanthropic Organisations, CSR Foundations and the Indian Community Across the World
Pimpalapur Village, Ralegaon Taluka, Yavatmal District, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, India
The agrarian crisis in Vidarbha is no longer merely an economic issue—it has become a profound humanitarian tragedy.
For years, rising cultivation costs, mounting debt, repeated crop failures, erratic weather, inadequate institutional support, limited crop-insurance relief and unstable farm incomes have pushed thousands of farming families into unbearable distress.
It has been claimed that around 456 farmers died by suicide in Yavatmal district during the last 18 months, including 126 during the first six months of 2026. These are not merely statistics—they represent shattered families, grieving widows, orphaned children and elderly parents left without support.
Among the most heartbreaking examples is the tragedy of Mrs. Nima Dnyaneshwar Malekar of Pimpalapur village.
She first lost her two young sons. Thereafter, her husband, Mr. Dnyaneshwar Malekar, also died by suicide. Having lost three members of the same farming family, Nimabai now lives alone, carrying immense emotional trauma while facing severe financial hardship and uncertainty.
Her story is not an isolated incident. It reflects the suffering experienced by thousands of farming families across Vidarbha.
The Voice of Vidarbha's Farmers
"We grow food for the nation, yet today many farming families struggle to secure even two meals a day for themselves. The cost of cultivation continues to rise while farm incomes remain uncertain. Crop failures, mounting debt, inadequate insurance support and financial insecurity have pushed countless farmers into despair.
Many have taken their own lives, leaving behind widows, elderly parents and children to struggle for survival.
Nimabai Malekar's family represents this painful humanitarian reality. Today, she does not need sympathy alone—she needs compassionate action. Even a modest contribution can help restore dignity, hope and the possibility of rebuilding her life."
Nimabai Needs Our Help Today
She urgently requires assistance for food, medicines, daily living expenses, emotional support and long-term rehabilitation.
This is not merely an appeal for charity.
It is an appeal to protect the dignity and survival of a bereaved farm widow who has lost almost everything.
Bank Account Details
Account Holder: Mrs. Nima Dnyaneshwar Malekar
Bank: Central Bank of India
Branch: Wadaki Branch, Kelapur, Yavatmal – 445308
Account Number: 3908881907
IFSC Code: CBIN0281760
MICR Code: 445016654
Mobile: +91 8830031461
Important
Kindly transfer your contribution directly to Mrs. Nima Malekar's bank account without involving any intermediary. Before making a transfer, please reconfirm the beneficiary's name and bank details by contacting her directly.
Your contribution—large or small—can provide food, medicines, dignity, hope and a new beginning to a woman whose entire family has been devastated.
By helping Nimabai, you also stand in solidarity with thousands of distressed farming families across Vidarbha who continue to bear the human cost of India's agrarian crisis.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
THREE MEMBERS OF ONE FARMING FAMILY COMMITTED SUICIDE: KISHORE TIWARI ACCUSES THE INDIAN STATE OF ABANDONING VIDARBHA’S FARMERS
THREE MEMBERS OF ONE FARMING FAMILY COMMITTED SUICIDE: KISHORE TIWARI ACCUSES THE INDIAN STATE OF ABANDONING VIDARBHA’S FARMERS
“This is not merely a family tragedy—it is an indictment of the governments, institutions and officials who failed them for ten years.”
According to family members and village accounts, two brothers, Tapvein and Nikhil, had earlier died by suicide amid crop losses, indebtedness and severe financial distress. Their father, Dnyaneshwar Bhau, subsequently also died by suicide, leaving behind his elderly wife, Nimabai, as the sole surviving member of the household.
Nimabai is physically disabled and has impaired vision in one eye. She has now been left without an earning family member, dependable income or adequate institutional protection.
The tragedy has also been reported in the regional media as involving a 62-year-old farmer whose family had suffered repeated crop failures and mounting debt.
Farmer leader and former Chairman of the Maharashtra Government’s Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavlamban Mission, Kishore Tiwari, visited Pimpalapur to meet Nimabai, console her and assure her that the family’s demand for justice would be taken before the Maharashtra Government and the Government of India.
“THE INDIAN STATE MUST ANSWER”
Addressing the Indian State—the Union Government, the Maharashtra Government, public-sector banks, MSEDCL, the district administration and agricultural relief agencies—Tiwari said:
“Three citizens from one farming household are dead. An elderly, disabled and visually impaired woman has been left alone. The authorities cannot dismiss this as an unfortunate personal incident. The Indian State must answer how an entire family was allowed to collapse despite approaching public institutions for assistance.”
“The Constitution promises life with dignity, equality and protection of the vulnerable. But in rural Vidarbha, farmers are forced to struggle for electricity, irrigation, institutional credit, crop insurance, food security and fair prices. When these systems repeatedly fail, the State cannot escape responsibility by describing the resulting deaths as private tragedies.”
Tiwari said the deaths must be investigated not only as individual suicide cases but as the possible consequence of prolonged institutional neglect, denial of essential services and failure of multiple government agencies.
TEN YEARS WITHOUT A FARM POWER CONNECTION
During Tiwari’s visit, Nimabai reportedly described the family’s decade-long struggle to secure an agricultural electricity connection for its farm well.
According to the family:
- An application for the agricultural power connection was submitted to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited—MSEDCL approximately ten years ago.
- The prescribed charges were reportedly paid.
- Despite repeated representations, the connection was allegedly not provided.
- Without electricity, the family was unable to operate its farm well and irrigate its cotton crop adequately.
- Repeated crop failures and declining income increased dependence on private borrowing.
Tiwari demanded that MSEDCL publicly disclose the application history, payment records, inspection reports, waiting-list position and the names of officials responsible for processing the connection.
“If the family paid the required charges and waited for ten years while its crops failed for want of irrigation, this is not an ordinary administrative delay. It represents the denial of a basic productive asset that could have protected the family’s livelihood,” Tiwari said.
“Responsibility must be fixed. Suspension, departmental proceedings and criminal investigation should follow wherever deliberate negligence, falsification, corruption or suppression of records is established.”
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FAILED AT EVERY LEVEL
Tiwari alleged that the Pimpalapur family was trapped by the cumulative failure of several public systems:
- Failure to provide a timely agricultural electricity connection.
- Failure to ensure dependable irrigation.
- Inadequate or unavailable institutional crop credit.
- Dependence on private lenders.
- Repeated crop losses without meaningful income protection.
- Ineffective implementation of crop insurance.
- Limited benefit from loan-waiver programmes.
- Inadequate food and social-security support.
- Absence of sustained counselling and family rehabilitation despite earlier deaths.
“After the first death, the administration should have treated the entire household as a high-risk family. After the second death, every department should have intervened immediately. Instead, the father also died and the mother was left alone. This demonstrates not simply negligence, but the absence of a functioning rural protection system,” Tiwari said.
“DO NOT TAKE ANY EXTREME STEP”
Meeting Nimabai, Tiwari appealed to her not to harm herself and assured her that the village community and farmer organisations would stand beside her.
“Please do not take any extreme step. You are not alone. The entire community stands with you. We will fight for justice, rehabilitation, accountability and dignified support,” Tiwari told her.
He called upon the district administration to immediately arrange round-the-clock family support, medical treatment, psychological counselling, disability assistance, food security and protection from coercion by private creditors.
PIMPALAPUR IS A WARNING TO THE NATION
Tiwari said the tragedy cannot be treated as an isolated incident because Vidarbha has endured an agrarian emergency for more than two decades.
Between January 2001 and January 2025, 21,219 farmers reportedly died by suicide in the five districts of the Amravati revenue division—Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim and Yavatmal. The reported district-wise figure for Yavatmal was 6,211 deaths, the highest among the five districts.
Maharashtra recorded 2,635 farmer suicides in 2024, compared with 2,851 in 2023, according to data compiled by the State Relief and Rehabilitation Department. The Amravati division recorded the highest number in 2024, with 1,051 deaths.
Nationally, the NCRB recorded 10,546 suicides among farmers, cultivators and agricultural labourers in 2024, with Maharashtra continuing to bear a disproportionately high burden of farm-sector distress.
“The death toll is so large and so persistent that it can no longer be described as a series of unrelated personal decisions. It reflects the structural destruction of the rural economy and the continuing failure of agricultural governance,” Tiwari said.
“COMPENSATION AFTER DEATH IS NOT AGRICULTURAL POLICY”
Tiwari criticised what he described as the government’s routine practice of offering limited ex-gratia assistance after a farmer’s death while failing to prevent the conditions that produce distress.
“Compensation after death cannot substitute for electricity before sowing, credit before the crop season, irrigation during drought, insurance after crop loss and a remunerative price at harvest.”
“The State cannot collect electricity charges and then make a farmer wait for ten years. Banks cannot deny crop credit and then remain silent when families fall into the hands of private moneylenders. Insurance companies cannot collect premiums and disappear when crops fail. Officials cannot ignore warning signs and then arrive after the funeral with paperwork.”
“This is not welfare. This is administrative abandonment.”
DEMANDS BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA AND UNION GOVERNMENTS
Kishore Tiwari and the residents of Pimpalapur have demanded:
1. SPECIAL REHABILITATION FOR NIMABAI
The Maharashtra Government must announce a special rehabilitation package covering:
- A substantial immediate financial grant.
- A permanent monthly pension.
- Full medical treatment and disability assistance.
- Secure housing and household support.
- Lifetime food security.
- Protection from private creditors and unlawful recovery.
- Support for cultivating or leasing the family’s agricultural land.
- Appointment of a responsible district-level officer as nodal guardian.
2. TIME-BOUND JUDICIAL OR MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY
A senior-level, time-bound inquiry must investigate:
- The circumstances surrounding all three deaths.
- The family’s debt and crop-loss history.
- Applications made to government departments.
- The status of the agricultural electricity connection.
- Access to institutional crop loans.
- Crop-insurance claims and payments.
- Eligibility for loan-waiver and relief schemes.
- Actions taken by the administration after the first and second deaths.
The report should be completed within 30 days and placed in the public domain.
3. ACCOUNTABILITY OF MSEDCL OFFICIALS
The State Government must identify the officers responsible for the alleged ten-year delay and initiate:
- Suspension pending inquiry.
- Departmental proceedings.
- Recovery of losses where legally established.
- Criminal proceedings where corruption, deliberate obstruction, falsification or gross negligence is found.
4. CLEARANCE OF AGRICULTURAL POWER CONNECTIONS
All pending agricultural power connections in suicide-affected districts of Vidarbha must be audited and cleared on a war footing.
Every applicant should receive:
- A digitally traceable application number.
- Written waiting-list status.
- A legally enforceable completion deadline.
- Compensation where unjustified delay is established.
5. UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL CROP CREDIT
Every eligible small and marginal farmer must receive adequate, timely and affordable crop credit before the sowing season.
Bank officials should be held accountable for arbitrary rejection, deliberate delay or diversion of agricultural credit.
6. EFFECTIVE CROP INSURANCE AND LOSS COMPENSATION
Crop-loss assessment must be transparent, village-specific and time-bound. Insurance and government compensation should reach affected farmers without repeated applications, technical exclusions or prolonged litigation.
7. FARM-FAMILY DISTRESS PROTECTION PROTOCOL
After any farmer suicide, the entire household must automatically be classified as vulnerable and provided:
- Immediate financial assistance.
- Debt counselling.
- Mental-health support.
- Food security.
- Education support for children.
- Health and disability services.
- Livelihood rehabilitation.
- Continuous monitoring for at least three years.
8. NATIONAL AGRARIAN DISTRESS COMMISSION
Tiwari urged the Government of India to constitute an empowered national commission to examine farmer and agricultural-labour suicides, rural indebtedness, crop-price instability, irrigation failures, climate-related losses and institutional accountability.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND CHIEF MINISTER
Tiwari appealed to the President of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Agriculture Ministry, Maharashtra Governor and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take direct cognisance of the Pimpalapur tragedy.
“The Indian Republic must decide whether a farmer is merely a producer of cheap food or a citizen entitled to dignity, justice and protection.”
“A nation that celebrates economic growth cannot remain silent when three members of one farming family die and an elderly disabled mother is left without support.”
“Pimpalapur must become the point at which the government stops counting deaths and begins fixing responsibility.”
“THIS IS A SYMPTOM, NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT”
Concluding his statement, Tiwari said:
“The Pimpalapur tragedy is not only the story of one family. It exposes the decay of Vidarbha’s rural economy and the failure of institutions created to protect farmers.”
“Unless the governments guarantee timely credit, electricity, irrigation, crop-loss compensation, effective insurance, remunerative prices and social protection, the deaths will continue.”
“The country does not need another announcement, committee or condolence message. It needs accountability, rehabilitation and immediate action.”
ABOUT THE AGRARIAN CONTEXT
Vidarbha is a predominantly rain-fed cotton and soybean-growing region of eastern Maharashtra. Farmers face recurring droughts, unseasonal rainfall, crop losses, rising cultivation costs, unstable market prices, inadequate irrigation and serious difficulty in accessing institutional credit.
Despite decades of relief packages, loan-waiver announcements and welfare schemes, the region continues to record a high concentration of farmer suicides.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
शेतकऱ्यांच्या हितासाठी इथेनॉल धोरणावर तथ्याधारित चर्चा व्हावी; खोट्या प्रचाराने देशाच्या जैवइंधन क्रांतीला रोखू नका -किशोर तिवारी
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शेतकऱ्यांच्या हितासाठी इथेनॉल धोरणावर तथ्याधारित चर्चा व्हावी; खोट्या प्रचाराने देशाच्या जैवइंधन क्रांतीला रोखू नका -किशोर तिवारी
दिनांक : २१ जुलै २०२६
आपल्या इथेनॉल या विषयावर माध्यमांना दिलेल्या निवेदनात किशोर तिवारी म्हणाले की, इथेनॉलबाबतचा वाद व्यक्ती, उद्योगसमूह किंवा राजकीय आरोप-प्रत्यारोपांभोवती फिरू नये. या विषयाचा केंद्रबिंदू शेतकऱ्यांचे उत्पन्न, ग्रामीण रोजगार, अन्नसुरक्षा, पर्यावरण संरक्षण आणि भारताची ऊर्जा स्वावलंबनाची वाटचाल हा असला पाहिजे.
भारतात इथेनॉल निर्मितीसाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या कच्च्या मालाचे प्रमाण देशाच्या एकूण कृषी उत्पादनाच्या तुलनेत अत्यल्प आहे. त्यामुळे देशातील सर्व कृषी समस्यांचे खापर इथेनॉल कार्यक्रमावर फोडणे हे वस्तुस्थितीला धरून नाही.
जगातील अमेरिका, ब्राझील, कॅनडा, ऑस्ट्रेलिया, युरोपमधील अनेक देश, पॅराग्वे, बोलिव्हिया आणि झिम्बाब्वेसह अनेक राष्ट्रांनी इथेनॉल मिश्रण स्वीकारले आहे. भारतानेही शेतकरी आणि राष्ट्रहित लक्षात घेऊन या धोरणाला अधिक वैज्ञानिक आणि शाश्वत स्वरूप द्यावे,किशोर तिवारी म्हणाले .
किशोर तिवारी यांनी स्पष्ट केले की अन्नसुरक्षा ही कोणत्याही परिस्थितीत सर्वोच्च प्राधान्य राहिली पाहिजे. सार्वजनिक वितरण व्यवस्था, गरिबांसाठीच्या योजना, राखीव साठे आणि राष्ट्रीय गरजा पूर्ण झाल्यानंतरच अतिरिक्त उपलब्ध संसाधनांचा इथेनॉलसाठी वापर व्हावा.
ते म्हणाले की भारताचे खरे भविष्य कृषी अवशेषांपासून (Agro-Waste) दुसऱ्या पिढीचे जैवइंधन तयार करण्यात आहे. पराली, कापसाचे डंठल, ऊसाचा कचरा, मका अवशेष आणि इतर जैविक कचरा यांचे इंधनात रूपांतर केल्यास शेतकऱ्यांना अतिरिक्त उत्पन्न, ग्रामीण भागात रोजगार, प्रदूषणात घट आणि देशाला ऊर्जा सुरक्षितता मिळू शकते.
"भारतीय शेतकरी केवळ अन्नदाता नाही; तो देशाचा भावी ऊर्जादाता देखील आहे. कृषी अवशेषांना आर्थिक मूल्य मिळाले तर शेतकरी, पर्यावरण आणि देश तिन्हींचा लाभ होईल."
किशोर तिवारी यांनी माध्यमांना आवाहन केले की राष्ट्रीय धोरणांवर चर्चा करताना पडताळलेल्या तथ्यांना, वैज्ञानिक अभ्यासांना आणि जबाबदार पत्रकारितेला प्राधान्य द्यावे. चुकीची माहिती आणि अपूर्ण कथनांमुळे शेतकऱ्यांच्या हिताचे नुकसान होऊ नये.
"इथेनॉल धोरणाचे अंतिम मूल्यांकन हे शेतकऱ्यांच्या वाढलेल्या उत्पन्नावर, वेळेवर मिळणाऱ्या मोबदल्यावर, ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्थेच्या बळकटीवर आणि भारताच्या ऊर्जा स्वावलंबनावर झाले पाहिजे. शेतकरी हिताच्या विरोधात जाणारा कोणताही दिशाभूल करणारा प्रचार देशहिताच्याही विरोधात आहे."
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— किशोर तिवारीशेतकरी नेते व कृषी धोरण अभ्यासक
संपर्क -९४२२१०८८४६
Monday, July 20, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ethanol Issue & Nitin Gadkari:With LessThan 0.6% of India's Ethanol Production and 100% blame is rubish and nonsense , use of agroweste as fuel is only solution for present agrarina crisis-Kishore Tiwari
Date: 20 July 2026
Indian Trensport Minister Nitin Gadkari is being Defamed vitimised for E-20 Isssue promotiom when real trith is torally diffrent and it's dangerous trend is emerging in our public discourse. Instead of debating policies on the basis of facts, individuals and their families are increasingly being subjected to public trial through selective narratives and misinformation. Innocent Entrepreneurs in the Name of Politics When Ethanol Blenders coutries are United States, Canada, and most European Union nations, Australia Brazil (which mandates E27), Paraguay (E30),Bolivia (E25), and Zimbabwe (E20) then why thare is huge cry against the India move to save import petrol and save exchange and promote the ethenol belnding when USA is the top belnders in the world here are the E20 to E30 (High Blenders) countries use 20% or more as standard fuel, including Brazil (which mandates E27), Paraguay (E30),Bolivia (E25), and Zimbabwe (E20). The vast majority of the 60+ countries use between 5% and 10% ethanol. This includes the United States, Canada, and most European Union nations.E85 (Flex-Fuel) is being used by many regions like the US and parts of Europe also make higher mixtures (up to 85% ethanol) available at specific pumps for specialized flex-fuel vehicles,Farmer leader and agrarian policy activist Kishore Tiwari informed today.
Ethanol – Laying the foundation for the transition from 'Annadata' (food provider) to 'Urjadata' (energy provider)
Why Maize?
India produces approximately 35 million tonnes of maize annually.
Farmers receive low prices due to limited domestic demand.
Maize has high starch content, making it the most suitable crop for ethanol production.
Maize requires less water compared to sugarcane, making it a more sustainable option.
Ethanol from Maize = Empowerment for Farmers
Ethanol plants will procure produce directly from farmers, ensuring they get good prices.
Protein-rich animal and poultry feed can be produced as a by-product.
This will help double farmers' income and reduce the risk of price drops.
Kishor Tiwari who is known farm activist and worked for decade as farmers mission chairman in maharashtra who is promptimg agroweaste as fuel since 1995,has strongly criticized what he described as a coordinated campaign to malign Union Minister Nitin Gadkari by targeting his sons, Nikhil Gadkari and Sarang Gadkari, over their participation in India's ethanol sector.,According to Tiwari, the controversy has been built around perception rather than facts. He said available industry data indicates that businesses associated with Nikhil Gadkari and Sarang Gadkari together account for less than 0.6% of India's ethanol production, placing them far below the country's leading ethanol manufacturers.
"If these companies together contribute less than one percent of India's ethanol production, portraying them as dominating the sector is factually incorrect and grossly misleading," Tiwari said.
Tiwari emphasized that India's ethanol expansion is a Government of India policy, implemented to strengthen energy security, reduce crude oil imports, improve environmental sustainability, and create additional income opportunities for farmers. Hundreds of sugar mills, agro-processing units, cooperatives, and private companies have entered ethanol production under this national policy.
He argued that criticism should be based on evidence rather than assumptions.
"Every company operating in the ethanol sector must comply with the same legal, financial, taxation, environmental, and regulatory standards. If any violation exists, the law should take its course. However, no individual or family should be declared guilty merely because they are related to a public figure," Tiwari stated.
Referring to questions raised about financial performance, Tiwari said that comparisons between different financial years should account for acquisitions and consolidation of subsidiaries, where applicable, before drawing conclusions.
Tiwari further observed that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has advocated alternative fuels, biofuels, ethanol, green hydrogen, and rural energy security for several decades. In his view, the current controversy risks diverting attention from the larger national debate on India's transition toward cleaner and more self-reliant energy sources.
He said the country should focus on objective discussion regarding India's ethanol programme, which aims to reduce dependence on imported crude oil, strengthen the rural economy, and generate employment.
"India's ethanol mission is not about one family or one company. It is about national energy security, farmer prosperity, environmental sustainability, and reducing the country's import bill," Tiwari said.
He also appealed to journalists and political parties to distinguish between legitimate scrutiny and character assassination.
"Healthy public debate is essential in a democracy. But public discourse must remain anchored in verified facts, proportionality, and fairness rather than sensational narratives," he added.
Tiwari concluded by saying that he has known Nitin Gadkari for decades and believes public discussion should remain evidence-based rather than driven by speculation or political polarization.
"The real issue before the nation is whether India will continue strengthening its biofuel revolution in the interest of farmers, consumers, and national energy security. Public debate should be guided by facts, not misinformation," Tiwari said.
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