Lok Sabha Question No. 3838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Setting up of Bio-Gas Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, ALOK SANJAR, ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3838

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## SETTING UP OF BIO-GAS PLANTS

## 3838.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

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

- (a) whether some State Governments are facing difficulties in setting up of bio-gas plants due to shortage of funds;
- (b) if  so,  whether  some  State  Governments  including  Maharashtra  have  submitted proposals for providing funds for the purpose during the last three years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government thereon, Statewise;
- (d) the details of the families benefited at rural and semi-urban areas under central sector scheme of bio-gas programme, State-wise;
- (e) the number of bio-gas plants installed during the last ten years and working for more than 5 years, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) whether regular safety audits have been carried out for these bio-gas plants, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Some  of  the  State  Governments'  Nodal  Departments,  that  are  implementing  the National Biogas and Manure  Management  Programme  (NBMMP)  are  facing  some difficulties owing to delay in release of funds to them as first installment under the scheme during  the  current  year  2016-17.  The  delay  was  caused  for  want  of  making  necessary budgetary re-adjustments during the current year 2016-17 in the light of the extended scope of  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  and  requirement  of  registration  of  the  State  Nodal Departments (SNDs) under the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
- (b): The  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  receives  proposals  from  the States for allocation of annual targets under the NBMMP at the beginning of the year. Based on the previous capacity, performance and budget allocation, the annual targets are fixed and communicated to the States, which is followed by release of first installment of funds. Thus, the details of the proposals received from the State Governments, including Maharashtra for providing funds for the purpose of setting up of biogas plants under the NBMMP during the last three years, 2013-14 to 2015-16 is given at Annexure-I .

(c): The State-wise details of the proposals received in terms of the physical targets from the States and action taken in processing the same for target and funds allocations and release of funds by the Government and the present status in this regard is given at Annexure- I .

(d): Under the NBMMP, a total of about 49.10 lakh small size family type biogas plants have  been  installed  since  inception  of  the  scheme  and  up  to  31.03.2016.  Thus,  as  many numbers  of  families  have  been  benefited  under  the  scheme.  The  State-wise  details  of  the family type biogas plants installed during the last three years, 2013-14 to 2015-16 is given at

## Annexure-II .

(e): Under  the  NBMMP,  a  total  of  about  10.63  lakh  family  type  biogas  plants  were installed  during  the  last  ten  years  (2006-07  to  2015-16).  The  reports  of  two  independent evaluation studies carried out during the last ten years, on the sampling basis, revealed that about 94.45% and 95.80% of the surveyed plants were found to be in working condition. The State/UT-wise  status  of  the  working  biogas  plants  as  brought  out  by  the  two  independent evaluation studies is given at Annexure - III . Functionality of the family type biogas plants in accordance with the monitoring and evaluation work carried out during the year 2015-16 by  the  Biogas  Development  and  Training  Centres  (BDTCs)  under  NBMMP  is  given  at Annexure-IV.

(f): Yes, Madam. The guidelines of the scheme in order to have regular cross checking, provides for monitoring and inspections by the State Nodal Departments(SND)/State Nodal Agencies (SNA) and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). Field inspections of installed biogas plants are conducted regularly by the BDTCs, under the NBMMP after selecting  the  beneficiaries  randomly  from  the  lists  provided  by  the  State  Governments.  In addition, the evaluation studies of the scheme implementation are also carried out, from time to time, through independent professional organizations.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE-I, REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3838  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.12.2016  REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

State-wise details of the proposals received in terms of the physical targets from the States and action taken in processing the same for target and funds allocations and release of funds by the Government.

| Name of State     | 2013-14   | 2013-14         | 2013-14        | 2014-15   | 2014-15         | 2014-15        | 2015-16   | 2015-16         | 2015-16        |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------|
| Name of State     | Target    | Funds allocated | Funds released | Target    | Funds allocated | Funds released | Target    | Funds allocated | Funds released |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 17000     | 17.00           | 9.33           | 10440     | 11.48           | 11.48          | 10200     | 11.22           | 10.61          |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 100       | 0.17            | 0              | 50        | 0.09            | 0              | 50        | 0.09            | 0              |
| Assam             | 6000      | 10.02           | 5.01           | 7500      | 13.5            | 13.05          | 7600      | 13.68           | 3.78           |
| Bihar             | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              |
| Chhattisgarh      | 3600      | 3.6             | 1.75           | 4000      | 4.4             | 2.2            | 4150      | 4.57            | 2.28           |
| Goa               | 100       | 0.1             | 0.05           | 100       | 0.11            | 0.06           | 100       | 0.11            | 0.01           |
| Gujarat           | 3500      | 3.5             | 1.5            | 4000      | 4.4             | 1.93           | 3800      | 4.18            | 1.6            |
| Haryana           | 1500      | 1.5             | 0              | 1700      | 1.87            | 0              | 1650      | 1.82            | 0.88           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 350       | 0.35            | 0.15           | 250       | 0.27            | 0.19           | 230       | 0.25            | 0.12           |
| Jammu& Kashmir    | 150       | 0.15            | 0              | 100       | 0.11            | 0              | 100       | 0.11            | 0              |
| Jharkhand         | 300       | 0.3             | 0              | 100       | 0.11            | 0              | 100       | 0.11            | 0              |
| Karnataka         | 10300     | 10.3            | 5              | 15500     | 17.05           | 5.78           | 16000     | 17.6            | 8.63           |
| Kerala            | 3125      | 3.13            | 1.4            | 4000      | 4.4             | 1.38           | 4000      | 4.4             | 1.01           |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 10000     | 10              | 7.4            | 10400     | 11.44           | 10.89          | 10700     | 11.77           | 2.6            |
| Maharashtra       | 12600     | 12.6            | 6              | 14400     | 15.84           | 7.54           | 14660     | 16.13           | 8.06           |
| Manipur           | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              |
| Meghalaya         | 500       | 0.84            | 0              | 250       | 0.45            | 0.23           | 250       | 0.45            | 0              |
| Mizoram           | 1000      | 1.67            | 0.84           | 500       | 0.9             | 0              | 500       | 0.9             | 0.45           |
| Nagaland          | 500       | 0.84            | 0.42           | 300       | 0.54            | 0              | 300       | 0.54            | 0              |
| Odisha            | 6500      | 6.5             | 0              | 5100      | 5.61            | 3.91           | 5100      | 5.61            | 2.8            |
| Punjab            | 8700      | 8.7             | 7.1            | 10250     | 11.27           | 11             | 10280     | 11.31           | 2.47           |
| Rajasthan         | 400       | 0.4             | 0.15           | 1100      | 1.21            | 0.87           | 1050      | 1.16            | 0.57           |
| Sikkim            | 200       | 0.2             | 0.17           | 200       | 0.36            | 0.18           | 200       | 0.36            | 0.36           |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1100      | 1.1             | 0              | 500       | 0.55            | 0              | 450       | 0.495           | 0              |
| Telangana         | 0         | 0               | 0              | 9900      | 10.89           | 7.71           | 9900      | 10.89           | 10.45          |
| Tripura           | 500       | 0.84            | 0              | 400       | 0.72            | 0.27           | 350       | 0.63            | 2.7            |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2900      | 2.9             | 0              | 1800      | 1.98            | 0.28           | 1750      | 1.93            | 0.66           |
| Uttarakhand       | 1150      | 1.15            | 0.48           | 900       | 0.99            | 0.22           | 1280      | 1.41            | 2.87           |
| West Bengal       | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              |
| Puducherry        | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               | 0              | 50        | 0.06            | 0              |
| KVIC              | 13925     | 13.9            | 6.00           | 6260      | 6.88            | 1.56           | 6200      | 6.82            | 2.69           |
| Misc.             | 0         | 0               | 0              | 0         | 0               |                | 0         | 0               | 4.10           |
| Total             | 106000    | 111.74          | 52.73          | 110000    | 127.42          | 0 80.73        | 111000    | 128.58          | 69.70          |

ANNEXURE-II,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3838  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.12.2016  REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

The  State-wise  details  of  families  benefited  (biogas  plants  set  up)  under  the  National Biogas  and  Manure  Management  Programme  (NBMMP)  during  the  last  three  years (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16).

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Achievements   | Achievements   | Achievements   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | 2013-14        | 2014-15        | 2015-16        |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 16052          | 10555          | 10343          |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0              | 3              | 0              |
| 3.        | Assam               | 6000           | 7500           | 7600           |
| 4.        | Bihar               | 2              | 1              | 3              |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        | 3911           | 2736           | 2213           |
| 6.        | Goa                 | 59             | 12             | 78             |
| 7.        | Gujarat             | 2367           | 1349           | 1595           |
| 8.        | Haryana             | 1325           | 1008           | 790            |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh    | 321            | 154            | 114            |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 15             | 28             | 84             |
| 11.       | Jharkhand           | 0              | 54             | 142            |
| 12.       | Karnataka           | 10503          | 9198           | 7049           |
| 13.       | Kerala              | 3547           | 2971           | 2642           |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 9146           | 7673           | 6796           |
| 15.       | Maharashtra         | 13443          | 14825          | 14577          |
| 16.       | Manipur             | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 17.       | Meghalaya           | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 18.       | Mizoram             | 250            | 260            | 280            |
| 19.       | Nagaland            | 254            | 250            | 0              |
| 20.       | Odisha              | 1774           | 4145           | 2930           |
| 21.       | Punjab              | 9400           | 7856           | 4281           |
| 22.       | Rajasthan           | 754            | 1013           | 568            |
| 23.       | Sikkim              | 158            | 139            | 170            |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu          | 843            | 579            | 308            |
| 25.       | Telangana           | 0              | 9900           | 9099           |
| 26.       | Tripura             | 110            | 40             | 165            |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 2002           | 1417           | 1239           |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand         | 1006           | 937            | 1454           |
| 29.       | West Bengal         | 298            | 279            | 185            |
| 30.       | KVIC                | *              | *              | *              |
| TOTAL :   | TOTAL :             | 83540          | 84882 #        | 74705 #        |

[* KVIC achievements are included in the States' achievements.]

[# Figures to be firmed up upon receipt of year-wise audited claims]

ANNEXURE - III

ANNEXURE-III,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3838  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.12.2016  REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

Functionality  of  the  family  type  biogas  plants  in  accordance  with  the  independent evaluation studies for the plants installed during the 10 th and 11 th Five Year Plan period under NBMMP

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Total plants inspected during the study |   Nos. of biogas plants operating |   Nos. of biogas plants not operating |   Functiona lity rate (%) |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Assam               |                                        27 |                                25 |                                     2 |                     92.6  |
| 2        | West Bengal         |                                      1582 |                              1460 |                                   122 |                     92.29 |
| 3        | Gujarat             |                                       879 |                               858 |                                    21 |                     97.61 |
| 4        | Punjab              |                                       251 |                               251 |                                     0 |                    100    |
| 5        | Kerala              |                                       298 |                               296 |                                     2 |                     99.32 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        |                                       540 |                               537 |                                     3 |                     99.44 |
|          | Subtotal (A)        |                                      3577 |                              3427 |                                   150 |                     95.8  |
| 1        | Assam               |                                       542 |                               540 |                                    02 |                     99.63 |
| 2        | Karnataka           |                                       677 |                               658 |                                    19 |                     97.2  |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                      1091 |                              1027 |                                    64 |                     94.13 |
| 4        | Maharashtra         |                                      1137 |                              1102 |                                    35 |                     96.92 |
| 5        | Meghalaya           |                                        54 |                                53 |                                    01 |                     98.14 |
| 6        | Odisha              |                                       341 |                               289 |                                    52 |                     84.8  |
| 7        | Uttarakhand         |                                       102 |                               101 |                                    01 |                     99.02 |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                       250 |                               233 |                                    17 |                     93.2  |
|          | Subtotal (B)        |                                      4194 |                              4003 |                                   191 |                     95.45 |
|          | Grand total (A+B)   |                                      7771 |                              7430 |                                   341 |                     95.6  |

ANNEXURE-IV,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3838  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.12.2016  REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

Functionality of the family type biogas plants in accordance with the  monitoring and evaluation work carried out during the year 2015-16 by the Biogas Development and Training Centres (BDTCs) under NBMMP

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Total plants inspected during the study |   Nos. of biogas plants operating | Nos. of biogas plants not operating   |   Functiona lity rate (%) |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                        60 |                                60 | -                                     |                     100   |
| 2        | Uttarakhand         |                                        16 |                                16 | -                                     |                     100   |
| 3        | Haryana             |                                         3 |                                 3 | -                                     |                     100   |
| 4        | Assam               |                                       956 |                               895 | 61                                    |                      93.6 |
| 5        | Punjab              |                                      1000 |                               989 | 11                                    |                      98.9 |
| 6        | Odisha              |                                       250 |                               199 | 51                                    |                      79.6 |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu          |                                       913 |                               760 | 153                                   |                      83.2 |
| 8        | Rajasthan           |                                       736 |                               736 | -                                     |                     100   |
| 9        | Karnataka           |                                       182 |                               172 | 10                                    |                      94.5 |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                       314 |                               291 | 23                                    |                      92.7 |
| 11       | Gujarat             |                                        55 |                                55 | -                                     |                     100   |
|          | TOTAL               |                                      4485 |                              4176 | 309                                   |                      94.7 |