Lok Sabha Question No. 4064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Bio-CNG Plant in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  DECEMBER, 2024 Bio-CNG Plant in Chhattisgarh

## †4064. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

## पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğी

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of the steps taken by the Chhattisgarh Government to promote setting up of CNG plants keeping in view of their social and environmental benefits and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the employment opportunities created and the initiative taken for the local development due to establishment of Bio-CNG plants;

(c) whether there has been any increase in the employment generation at the local level due to the establishment of the said plant and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government is conducting any special programme to provide any financial, educational and technical training to the entrepreneurs for setting up of the Bio-CNG plants;

(e) if so, the types of training to be imparted in Chhattisgarh State under the said programme; and

(f)  the  way  by  which  the  Government  is  taking  steps  in  the  direction  of  self-reliance  and sustainable development in the urban and rural areas through Bio-CNG plants especially in Chhattisgarh State?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयमऔर Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी (ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

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

(a) In  its  latest  Industrial  Policy  for  2024-30,  Government  of  Chhattisgarh has  included Compressed Biogas i.e. bio-CNG under 'Vishisht Utpad hetu Brihad Udyam' category to provide  several  financial  and  other  incentives  such  as  electricity  duty  exemption  for  12 years, stamp duty exemption, registration fee waiver, etc.

(b) and (c) CBG  plants  are  primarily  set  up  by  private  entrepreneurs.  As  per  the GOBARdhan portal 18 CBG projects have been registered in Chhattisgarh, out of which one project is functional and three are under construction. Each such plant typically helps create 25  nos.  of  direct  employment  and  50  nos.  of  indirect  employment  in  construction, production and ancillary activities at local level.

(d) and (e) Government is organising various workshops, seminars and meetings to create awareness  among  entrepreneurs  about  the  technical,  financial  and  operational  aspects  of CBG, wherein entrepreneurs of Chhattisgarh also participate. Additionally, learning modules are also available on portal satat.co.in.

(f)  Government has launched 'Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)' initiative on 1st October 2018, to promote the production of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) from various waste/ biomass sources in the country and for promoting its use along with  Natural  Gas.  Under  SATAT  initiative  Oil  and  Gas  Marketing  Companies  (OGMCs) viz.  IOCL,  HPCL,  BPCL,  GAIL  and  IGL  invite  Expression  of  Interest  (EOI)  to  procure CBG from potential entrepreneurs across the country including Chhattisgarh.

Government has taken various steps to promote the establishment of  CBG projects across the country. These steps includes assured price for off-take of CBG through long term agreements with OGMCs; the Umbrella Scheme of National Bio Energy Programme by the Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy,  which inter-alia provided  Central  Financial Assistance  to  all  kind  of  CBG/biogas  plants;  Additional  Central  Assistance  for  Municipal Solid Waste-based CBG projects under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0; the inclusion of bio-manure produced from CBG plants as Fermented Organic Manure and Liquid Fermented Organic  Manure  under  Fertilizer  Control  Order  1985;  Market  Development  Assistance  to promote  Organic  Fertilizer  produced  from  CBG  projects  by  Department  of  Fertilizers;  the inclusion  of  CBG  projects  under  'White  Category'  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  on case to case basis; the inclusion of CBG projects under Priority Sector Lending by RBI; loan products from various Banks for financing of CBG projects; etc.

Further, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken initiatives such as guidelines for synchronization of CBG with CNG in CGD Network; a scheme for the development of pipeline  infrastructure  (DPI)  for  injection  of  CBG  into  the  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD) network;  a  scheme  to  support  CBG  producers  for  procurement  of  Biomass  Aggregation Machinery (BAM) Scheme; and phase wise mandatory selling of CBG in CNG (T) and PNG (D) segment of CGD network.

*****