Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Setting up of Biogas Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 40

ANSWERED ON 24/07/2024

## SETTING UP OF BIOGAS PLANTS

## *40. SHRI RAJESH VERMA

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

- (a) the details of schemes meant for setting up more biogas plants in the country particularly in rural areas of Bihar;
- (b) the details of budget provided for such schemes during the last three years;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the financial assistance given is not adequate and there have been demands for increasing the same;
- (d) if so, the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e) the efforts being made to set up at least one biogas plant in every village of Bihar particularly in Khagaria Parliamentary Constituency?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, & FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 40 for 24.07.2024 regarding 'SETTING UP OF BIOGAS PLANTS' by SHRI RAJESH VERMA

- (a)  The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  following  schemes/  programmes  for setting up of Biogas plants in the country, including in rural areas of State of Bihar.
- (i) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) supports installation of small,  medium  and  large  size  of  biogas  plants  under  the  National  Bioenergy Programme (NBP).  The Central Financial Assistance (CFA) being provided under the NBP by MNRE for supporting installation of biogas plants in the country, is as under:
- Ranging from ₹ 9800/- to 70,400/- per plant based on size of the plant in cubic meter for small biogas plants (1 to 25 cubic meter per day plant capacity);
- From ₹ 35,000/- to ₹ 45,000/- per kilowatt for power generation and ₹17,500/to ₹22,500/- per kilowatt equivalent for thermal applications (from above 25 to 2500 cubic meter per day plant capacity);
- ₹ 25.00 lakh per 12000 cubic meter per day for biogas generation;
- ₹ 4.0 Crore per 4800 kilogram per day for Bio-CNG generation and ₹ 0.75 Crore per Megawatt for power generation from biogas.
- (ii) Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti,  Department  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation is providing  a  financial  assistance  upto  ₹  50.00  lakh  per  district  for  the  entire programme  period  for  setting  up  of  model  community  biogas  plants  under  the Galvanising  Organic  Bio-Resources  Dhan  (GOBARdhan)  which  is  an  integral component  of  bio-degradable  waste  management  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (SBM) (Grameen) Phase-II in a mission mode from 2020-21 to 2024-25;
- (iii)Ministry  of  Rural  Development has  been  supporting  the  installation  of  biogas plants for individual users under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005; and
- (iv) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) (Urban) 2.0, is providing an additional central assistance to urban local bodies to establish compressed biogas plants that utilize more than 30 tons per day (TPD) of municipal  solid  waste  (MSW).  Furthermore,  additional  central  assistance  is  also provided for establishing biogas plants utilizing less than 30 TPD, aimed at low-end gas applications such as cooking.
- (b) The details of budget allocation for the above mentioned schemes during the last three years i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 is as under:
- (c)  &  (d)  The  CFA being provided for setting up of biogas plants under NBP has been revised from time to time, based on feedback received from State Implementing Agencies and recommendations of the independent evaluation studies carried out by MNRE.  Some States provide additional contribution towards installation of biogas plants to make them more affordable for biogas users.
- (e) The efforts being undertaken under the NBP for setting up of biogas plants in the State of Bihar, inter-alia, include:
- (i) Allocation of physical target to the Department of Rural Development, Govt of Bihar for installation of 750 number of small biogas plants during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24;
- (ii) Provision for higher CFA for beneficiaries of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and registered Gaushalas/Shelters;
- (iii) Provision of an additional CFA for small biogas plant linked with biogas slurry filter units and sanitary toilet.
- (iv) Provision for conducting various trainings for creating awareness in biogas users, through Biogas Development and Training centres (BDTCs); Kalinga Institute  of  Industrial  Technology  (KIIT),  Bhubaneswar  is  the  dedicated BDTC to provide biogas trainings and technical assistance in the State of Bihar;
- (v) Introduction of improved designs, including portable flexi models of small biogas plant;
- (vi) Provision of separate CFA as Biogas Turn Key Job Fee for construction & commissioning supervision and also providing 5 year's free warranty  for trouble free operation and maintenance of the biogas plants; etc.

| Name of the Scheme                | Budget Allocation during last 3 Years                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| National Bioenergy Programme      | ₹ 277.00 Crore for the scheme, including for biogas plants.                                                                                                                                 |
| GOBARdhan                         | A consolidated budget of ₹ 18,000 Crore was provided to the States for implementation of various activities under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II, including for GOBARdhan.        |
| Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 | A total amount of ₹ 5178.35 Crore was budgeted for SBM (Urban) 2.0, including for compressed biogas plants. (as per Ministry of Finance, Expenditure Profile 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25). |
| MGNREGA                           | Total amount of Rs. 2,79,436.14 Crore was budgeted for the entire scheme including for construction of small biogas plants.                                                                 |

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