Lok Sabha Question No. 1628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Budget under Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1628

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th   December, 2024

## BUDGET UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI JI-VAN YOJANA

1628.  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  several  challenges  faced  due  to  decline  in  the  budget allocations from 314.36 crore in FY 2022-23 to 227.26 crore in FY 2023-24 under Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  help  project  developers  having  trouble  in finding equipment suppliers, getting the needed approvals on time and dealing with supply chain problems and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the current status of financial support for various advanced bioethanol projects along with the number of projects operational, under construction, yet to start; and

(d) the criteria by which the "bolt-on" and "brownfield" projects fit into this plan?

## ANSWER

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृितक गैस मंᮢालय मᱶ रा᭔य मंᮢी

(᮰ी सुरेश गोपी)

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) Financial  assistance  for  setting  up  biofuels  projects  under  the  PM  JI-VAN  Yojana  is released  based  on  the  successful  completion  of  defined  project  milestones.  The  budgetary allocation of Rs. 314.36 crore in FY 2022-23 and Rs. 227.26 crore in FY 2023-24 under the PM JI-VAN Yojana has been adequate to cater to the demand for release of funds in accordance with the milestone based progress made by the Project Developers.

(b) Indian  Oil  Corporation  Limited  (IOCL)  and  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited (HPCL) have developed indigenous 2G Ethanol technology for Second Generation (2G) Ethanol production. Primary equipment for 2G Ethanol production including shredder, wet washer, pretreatment unit, enzymatic hydrolysis unit, fermenter, co-fermenter, distillation/dehydration column, boiler etc. is manufactured by  various  equipment  manufacturing companies  within  the country.  Supply  chain  related  challenges,  if  any,  are  monitored  regularly  by  the  company concerned and Government and issues resolved on ongoing basis.

(c) The details of the current status of financial support for various advanced biofuels projects along with number of projects operational, under construction, yet to start, under the PM JI-VAN Yojana are as under:

|   S. No. | Projects Developer                                  | Project Type   |   Approved Financial Assistance (Rs. in Crore) | Financial Assistance Disbursed (Rs. in Crore)   | Timeline Completion         | of                     |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Haryana             | Commercial     |                                         150    | 75                                              | Commissioned                | Commissioned           |
|        2 | Bharat Oil Corporation Limited, Odisha              | Commercial     |                                         150    | 75                                              | Mechanically Completed      | Mechanically Completed |
|        3 | Hindustan Oil Corporation Limited, Punjab           | Commercial     |                                         150    | 37.5                                            | Financial 2025-26           | Year                   |
|        4 | Numaligarh Refineries Limited, Assam                | Commercial     |                                         150    | 75                                              | Mechanically Completed      | Mechanically Completed |
|        5 | Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Limited, Karnataka | Commercial     |                                         100    | -                                               | Yet to Start                | Yet to Start           |
|        6 | Rice Cellulose Private Limited, Andhra Pradesh      | Commercial     |                                         150    | -                                               | Yet to Start                | Yet to Start           |
|        7 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Haryana             | Demonstration  |                                          15    | -                                               | Mechanically Completed      | Mechanically Completed |
|        8 | Hindustan Oil Corporation Limited, Bihar            | Demonstration  |                                          15    | -                                               | Under construction activity | pre-                   |
|        9 | Lignopura Agrotech Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra             | Demonstration  |                                          13.25 | -                                               | Under construction activity | pre-                   |
|       10 | Godavari Biorefineries Ltd, Karnataka               | Demonstration  |                                          15    | -                                               | Under construction activity | pre-                   |

(d) The  Government has amended the PM JI-VAN in August, 2024  and made bolt-on and brownfield projects eligible for financial assistance under the scheme to leverage the experience and installed infrastructure of the existing plant, improve the project viability by bringing down the capital cost and promote wider participation.

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