After Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that his share in ethanol production is just 0.07%, political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla said, "This is about ₹50-₹100 crores a year." "How many people do you know who earn this much...This is a conflict of interest...This is 'beta badhao yojana'," he added. Both of Gadkari's sons are into the ethanol production business.