Lok Sabha Question No. 3123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Production of Bio-gas and Other Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA, UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3123

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## PRODUCTION OF BIO-GAS AND OTHER RENNEWABLE ENERGY

## 3123. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there  is  any  policy  to  encourage  the  people  from  the  remote  and  the  rural areas  to  produce  Bio-gas  and  other  renewable  energy  for  cooking,  heating  and  other purposes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if so, whether the Government is extending any financial or infrastructural assistance to such people; and
- (d) if so, the details of the schemes and assistance being provided by the Government to the people of rural and remote areas for production of Bio-gas?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  POWER,  COAL,  NEW  &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is implementing  programmes  such  as  National  Biogas  and  Manure  Management  Programme (NBMMP),  Biogas  Power  (off-grid)  Generation  Programme  (BPGP),  Biomass  Gasifier Programme, Unnat Chulha Abhiyan (UCA) Programme, and Solar Home Lighting Systems to meet cooking, heating, lighting, small power and thermal energy needs of people in remote and rural areas of the country.

- (c): Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  is  being  provided  under  the  NBMMP,  which ranges  from  Rs.5,500/-  to  Rs.17,000/-  per  biogas  plant  depending  on  size  of  biogas  plant, region  and  category  of  beneficiary.  Under  the  BPGP,  CFA  is  provided  ranging  from Rs.15,000/- to Rs.40,000/- per kw depending upon the capacity of biogas plant and use  of biogas;  under  the  UCA  programme,  CFA  is  provided  to  the  beneficiaries  ranging  from Rs.300/- to Rs.4000/- per cook stove depending upon type and user category. Under Biomass Gasifier Programme, CFA is being provided ranging from Rs.2500 to Rs.15,000 per kilowatt depending upon its use and applications.

(d): Under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP), family type biogas plants are set up for individual households to provide biogas as clean fuel  for cooking  to  the  people  of  rural  and  remote  areas.  The  details  of  the  Central  Financial Assistance being provided under the NBMMP is given at Annexure I . Under Biogas Power Generation (off-grid) Programme (BPGP), biogas plants for decentralized power generation in the capacity range of 25 M 3 to 2500 M 3 for meeting thermal and electrical energy needs in rural  areas  are  set  up  based  on  the  availability  of  waste  such  as  cattle  dung,  waste  from forestry,  rural  based  industries,  kitchen  waste  etc.  The  details  of  the  Central  Financial Assistance provided under BPGP are given at Annexure II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE-I, REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3123 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2017 REGARDING 'PRODUCTION OF BIO-GAS AND OTHER RENNEWABLE ENERGY'.

The details of Central Finance Assistance/Subsidy being provided by the Government for setting up of family type biogas plants under National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) in the country (as per the 12 th five year plan)-

| Sl. No.   | Particulars of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) &States / Regions and Categories                                                                                              | Family Type Biogas Plants under NBMMP (1 to 6 cubic metre capacity per day )   | Family Type Biogas Plants under NBMMP (1 to 6 cubic metre capacity per day )   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A.        | Central Subsidy Rates Applicable (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                       | 1 Cubic Metre                                                                  | 2- 6 Cubic Metre                                                               |
| A.        | Central Subsidy Rates Applicable (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                       | Central Subsidy Rates Applicable (in Rs.)                                      | Central Subsidy Rates Applicable (in Rs.)                                      |
| 1.        | NER States, Sikkim (except plain areas of Assam) and including SC and ST Categories of NE Region States.                                                                        | 15,000                                                                         | 17,000                                                                         |
| 2.        | Plain areas of Assam.                                                                                                                                                           | 10,000                                                                         | 11,000                                                                         |
| 3.        | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Niligiri of Tamil Nadu, Sadar Kurseong & Kalimpong Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling, Sunderbans (W.B.) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. | 7,000                                                                          | 11,000                                                                         |
| 4.        | Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes of all States other than NE Region States including Sikkim & other Hilly States / regions as given in Sl. No.3 above.                       | 7,000                                                                          | 11,000                                                                         |
| 5.        | All Others                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,500                                                                          | 9,000                                                                          |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE-II, REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3123 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2017 REGARDING 'PRODUCTION OF BIO-GAS AND OTHER RENNEWABLE ENERGY'.

Subsidy pattern for setting up Biogas based Power Generation Systems under the Biogas Power (Off-grid) Programme.

| Power generating capacity   | Biogas plant capacity                                                   | Requirement of DPR   | CFA/subsidy limited to the following ceiling or 40% of the cost of the system whichever is less   | CFA/subsidy limited to the following ceiling or 40% of the cost of the system whichever is less   | Administrative Charges to State Nodal Departments / Agencies/BDTCs for providing technical, supervision, training support and submission of project completion and monitoring report of successful operation   | Administrative Charges to State Nodal Departments / Agencies/BDTCs for providing technical, supervision, training support and submission of project completion and monitoring report of successful operation   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                             |                                                                         |                      | Power Generation                                                                                  | Thermal applications                                                                              | Power Generation                                                                                                                                                                                               | Thermal applications                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3-20kW                      | 25 M 3 to 85 M 3                                                        | No DPR required      | Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty thousand only)per kW                                                    | Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only)per kWeq                                                 | 10% of the CFA                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5% of the CFA                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| >20kW up to 100kW           | Any combination of above plants or approved alternate capacity / design | DPR required         | Rs.35,000/- (Rupees Thirty five thousand only) per kW                                             | Rs.17,500/- (Rupees Seventeen thousand five hundred only) per kWeq                                | Rs.1,00,000/-                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. 50,000/-                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| >100kW up to 250 kW         | Any combination of above plants or approved alternate capacity / design | DPR required         | Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand only) per kW                                                  | Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen thousand only) per kWeq                                               | Rs.1,50,000/-                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs.75,000/-                                                                                                                                                                                                    |