Lok Sabha Question No. 839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Market Development Assistance for Promotion of Organic Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK   SABHA

UN STARRED QUESTION NO . 839 TO BE ANSWERED ON

: 07.02.2025

## Market Development Assistance for Promotion of Organic Fertilizers

## 839.   SHRI KESINENISIV ANATH

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the total number of applications received from Fertilizer Marketing  companies  (FMCs)  and  Biogas/  Compressed  Biogas  plants (BG/CBG) and approved to market organic fertilizers covered under Market Development Assistance (MDA) subsidy, State-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the number of marketing agreements finalized between FMCs and BG/ CBG plants, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Phosphate  Rich  Organic  Manure (PROM) manufacturing  facilities  planned  to  be  established  near  BG/  CBG plants, State-wise;
- (d) the details regarding the amount of MDA claimed by marketing entities and disbursed, State-wise and sales-data wise; and
- (e) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Research  and  Development  (R&D) proposals received and approved under MDA, State-wise

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): The Government has approved the Market Development Assistance (MDA) @ ₹ 1500/MT to promote organic fertilizers i.e.,  manure  produced  at  plants  under GOBARdhan initiative covering different biogas/CBG support schemes/programmes of  stakeholders  Ministries/  Departments  at  the  total  outlay  of₹1451.84  crore  (FY 2023-24 to 2025-26), which includes a corpus of ₹360 crore for research gap funding etc.

Total 81 applications have been received from Biogas/ Compressed Biogas plants (BG/CBG) and approved to market organic fertilizers under Market Development  Assistance  (MDA)  subsidy  scheme.  Fertilizer  Marketing  Companies (FMCs)  are  allowed  to  market  packed  FOM  (Fermented  Organic  Manure)/LFOM (Liquid Fermented Organic Manure) /PROM (Phosphate Rich Organic Manure). The State-wise details of 81 CBG plants and FMCs are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

- (b): Total  39  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  have  been  signed  by Fertilizer  Marketing  Companies  with  CBG  operators  for  marketing  of  FOM/LFOM. The State-wise details of 39 MoUs are at Annexure-II .
- (c): At present, there are few CBG plants that are engaged in production/sale of PROM. The details of CBG plants registered under MDA which are manufacturing/selling PROM are given at Annexure-III.
- (d): Release of subsidy under MDA Scheme as on 31.01.2025 is Rs. 16.00 Cr. for total Quantity of 1,19,490.07 MT. Details are at Annexure-IV.
- (e): After  examination  by  R&D  committee,3  proposals  have  been  approved  by Department of Fertilizers. Details are at Annexure-V.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 839 for answering on 07.02.2025

## List of 81 CBG/BG Plants approved to market FOM/LFOM/PROM under MDA Scheme.

|   S. No. (States) | State Name     | District Name   |   S. No. (Plants) | Entity Name                                                                                      |
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 1 | Andhra Pradesh | EAST GODAVARI   |                 1 | GAYATHREE INNOVATIVE ENERGIES PRIVATE LIMITED                                                    |
|                 1 | Andhra Pradesh | KURNOOL         |                 2 | Blue Planet Integrated Waste Solutions Ltd., Formerly Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions Limited |
|                 1 | Andhra Pradesh | GUNTUR          |                 3 | Blue Planet Integrated Waste Solutions Ltd., Formerly Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions Limited |
|                 1 | Andhra Pradesh | TIRUPATI        |                 4 | Blue Planet Integrated Waste Solutions Ltd., Formerly Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions Limited |
|                 1 | Andhra Pradesh | VISAKHAPATNAM   |                 5 | Vyzag Bio Energy Fuel Pvt Ltd                                                                    |
|                 2 | Bihar          | Bikramganj      |                 6 | Utkarsh Bio- Pluse FOM                                                                           |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | AHMEDABAD       |                 7 | AKSHAR BIOTECH PVT LTD                                                                           |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | ANAND           |                 8 | Bharat Biogas Energy Limited                                                                     |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | SURAT           |                 9 | VICTORY GREEN ENERGIES PVT LTD                                                                   |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | KHEDA           |                10 | Govardhannathji Energies LLP                                                                     |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | SURENDRANAGAR   |                11 | Greenearth bio gas pvt ltd                                                                       |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | VADODARA        |                12 | Atmos AJS Fuels Private Limited                                                                  |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | BANAS KANTHA    |                13 | Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers Union LTD., Palanpur                            |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | BHARUCH         |                14 | Turquoise Bio Natural Energy                                                                     |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | BHARUCH         |                15 | APEX GREEN ENERGY CORPORATION                                                                    |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | JAMNAGAR        |                16 | RELIANCE NEWSOLAR ENERGY LIMITED                                                                 |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | SURAT           |                17 | GLOW GREEN BIOTECH                                                                               |
|                 3 | Gujarat        | SURENDRANAGAR   |                18 | Chem Process Systems Private Limited                                                             |
|                 4 | Haryana        | ROHTAK          |                19 | Spectrum Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd                                                                |
|                 4 | Haryana        | ROHTAK          |                20 | Akshay Urja Manthan Biofuel Private Limited                                                      |
|                 4 | Haryana        | KARNAL          |                21 | RAMA GREEN ENERGIES                                                                              |
|                 4 | Haryana        | PANIPAT         |                22 | Reliance Bio Energy Limited                                                                      |
|                 4 | Haryana        | SONIPAT         |                23 | LR Energy VrindavanPvt. Ltd.                                                                     |
|                 4 | Haryana        | KARNAL          |                24 | Amrit Fertilizers                                                                                |

|    | KARNAL      | 25   | LR Energy KarnalPvt. Ltd.                                                                        |
|----|-------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | YAMUNANAGAR | 26   | SPS BIO-CHEM PRIVATE LIMITED                                                                     |
|    | KURUKSHETRA | 27   | Sainsons Paper Industries Pvt Ltd FOM                                                            |
|    | RAMANAGARA  | 28   | Sustainable Impacts Private Limited                                                              |
|    | KODAGU      | 29   | SYMERGY PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED                                                                 |
|    | BAGALKOT    | 30   | LeafintiBioenergy Private Limited                                                                |
|    | HAVERI      | 31   | Kyathi Green Energy Pvt Ltd                                                                      |
|    | INDORE      | 32   | Blue Planet Integrated Waste Solutions Ltd., Formerly Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions Limited |
|    | INDORE      | 33   | INDORE CLEAN ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED                                                              |
| 6  | JABALPUR    | 34   | ENVIROCARE CBG PRIVATE LIMITED                                                                   |
|    | BHOPAL      | 35   | Shri DayodayUrjaEvamJaivikKhaad Pvt Ltd                                                          |
|    | SATNA       | 36   | Bhalla Dairy Farm FOM                                                                            |
|    | AURANGABAD  | 37   | Blue Planet Integrated Waste Solutions Ltd., Formerly Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions Limited |
|    | PUNE        | 38   | Nobleexchange Environment Solutions Pune LLP                                                     |
|    | SANGLI      | 39   | Clarus Bioenergy Pvt.Ltd                                                                         |
| 7  | KOLHAPUR    | 40   | Spectrum Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd                                                                |
|    | OSMANABAD   | 41   | NATURAL SUGAR AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES LTD                                                          |
|    | Phaltan     | 42   | Greenfield Agrichem industries Pvt ltd                                                           |
|    | PUNE        | 43   | UNITED BIOENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED                                                                 |
|    | Solapur     | 44   | SolapurBio Energy systems Pvt Ltd FOM                                                            |
|    | FAZILKA     | 46   | Anand Energy                                                                                     |
|    | BARNALA     | 47   | Arc Bio Fuel Pvt Ltd                                                                             |
|    | SANGRUR     | 48   | Verbio India Private Limited                                                                     |
|    | GURDASPUR   | 49   | MEPL Bio-Energy LLP                                                                              |
|    | LUDHIANA    | 50   | Farm Gas Private Limited                                                                         |
|    | SANGRUR     | 51   | Sangrur RNG Private Limited                                                                      |
|    | PATIALA     | 52   | Patiala RNG Private Limited                                                                      |
|    |             |      | Blue Planet Integrated Waste Solutions                                                           |
| 9  | UDAIPUR     | 53   | Ltd., Formerly Mahindra Waste To Energy Solutions Limited                                        |
|    | JALOR       | 54   | Transtech Green Power Pvt Ltd                                                                    |
|    | CUDDALORE   | 55   | Energim Sustainable Solutions Cuddalore Pvt Ltd                                                  |
|    | NAMAKKAL    | 56   | IAV Biogas Private Limited                                                                       |
| 10 | RANIPET     | 57   | MAHA SHANK ENERGY LLP                                                                            |
|    | CUDDALORE   | 58   | SLR ENERGY                                                                                       |
|    | Krishnagiri | 59   | R D AGRO BIO CNG PLANT (TN01001465)                                                              |

|   11 | Telangana     | MAHBUBNAGAR         |   60 | Solika Energy Pvt Ltd                                        |
|------|---------------|---------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | SIDDIPET            |   61 | Carbon Masters India Private Limited                         |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | BARABANKI           |   62 | Reliance Industries Limited                                  |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | KANPUR DEHAT        |   63 | A.A. BIOENERGIES                                             |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | MEERUT              |   64 | CIRCLE CBG INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                             |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | BAREILLY            |   65 | Carbon Circle Pvt. Ltd.                                      |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | HAPUR               |   66 | MITTAL ENTERPRISES                                           |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | MUZAFFARNAGAR       |   67 | Biospark Energy Pvt Ltd                                      |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | KANPUR NAGAR        |   68 | SamagraAgro                                                  |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | MUZAFFARNAGAR       |   69 | Girvar Bioenergy Private Limited                             |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | MUZAFFARNAGAR       |   70 | P S Greengas                                                 |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | MEERUT              |   71 | ANANDMANGAL INFRADEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED                  |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | VARANASI            |   72 | Gobardhan Varanasi Foundation SPV                            |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | MUZAFFARNAGAR       |   73 | Indian Potash Limited                                        |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | CHANDAULI           |   74 | Varanasi 100 MTPD biogas plant                               |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | BALRAMPUR           |   75 | Lakhimpur Kheri RNG Pvt. Ltd.                                |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR |   76 | Blue Planet Environmental Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.          |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR |   77 | Buland Bio Gas FOM                                           |
|   12 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra                |   78 | Indian Agro Organics FOM                                     |
|   13 | Uttarakhand   | HARIDWAR            |   79 | Anarobic Energy Private Limited                              |
|   13 | Uttarakhand   | HARIDWAR            |   80 | Shree Krishnayan Desi Gauraksha Evam Gaulok Dham Sewa Samiti |
|   14 | West Bengal   | BIRBHUM             |   81 | PHOENIX INDIA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP                 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 839 for answering on 07.02.2025

## STATUS OF 39 MOUs BY FMC WITH CBG OPERATORS

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Company   | States      | MoUSignedwith CBG Operator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------|-----------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | FACT                  | Kerala      | 1. SLR Energy, Cuddalore, Tamil,Nadu 2. Energim Biogas Technologies, Tamil Nadu 3. Mahindra Waste to Energy Solution Limited, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         2 | RCF                   | Maharashtra | 1. Clarus Bio Energy Pvt. Ltd, Maharashtra 2. United Bio-energy Pvt. Ltd, Maharashtra 3.Spectrum Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd Kolhapur, Maharashtra. 4. Leafinity Bio-Energy Pvt Ltd, Bagalkot Karnataka. 5. IAV Biogas Pvt Ltd, Bagalkot, Karnataka. 6.Noble Exchange Solutions, Maharashtra 7. RD Agro Inputs, Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         3 | GNVFC                 | Gujarat     | 1.Govardhannathji Energies LLP, Gujarat 2. AARYAN Associates& CO, Vadodara Gujarat .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         4 | NFL                   | Punjab      | 1. Spectrum Renewable Energy Private Limited, Maharashtra 2.ANAROBIC ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED, Uttrakhand 3.SLR ENERGY, Tamil Nadu 4.A.A. BIOENERGIES, Uttar Pradesh 5.RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, Uttar Pradesh 6.Mahindra Waste to Energy Solution Ltd, Madhya Pradesh . 7. R. D. Agro Inputs, Tamil Nadu 8. MDBiocoalsPvt. Limited, Haryana 9. Biospark Energy Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh 10. Farm Gas Private Limited, Punjab 11. Reliance Chemicals and Materials Limited, Delhi 12. Bhalla Dairy Farm, Madhya Pradesh 13 Indian Agro Organics, Uttar Pradesh 14 Reliance Bio Energy Limited, Haryana 15. Indore Clean Energy Private Limited, Madhya Pradesh 16. LakhimpurKheri RNG Pvt. Limited, Uttar Pradesh 17. SD angrur RNG Private Limited, Punjab |

|   5. | PPL            | Uttar Pradesh   | 1. M/s GOBARdhan Varanasi Foundation, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 2. PS Green Gas, Uttar Pradesh        |
|------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    6 | Matix          | West Bengal     | 1. Phoenix India Research & Development Group, West Bengal                                          |
|    7 | MCFL           | Karnataka       | 1. Leafnity Bioenergy Private Limited, Karnataka                                                    |
|    8 | KRIBHCO        | Uttar Pradesh   | 1. Biospark Energy Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh 2. M/s Farm Gas, Punjab 3. M/s Rdagro, Tamil Nadu |
|    9 | SPIC/Greenstar | Tamil Nadu      | 1. RD Agro Inputs Biogas Unit, Uthangarai, Tamil Nadu                                               |
|   10 | MFL            | Tamil Nadu      | 1.IAV Biogas technologies, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 2. RD AGro Inputs, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu          |

## Annexure-III

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 839 for answering on 07.02.2025

## State-wise CBG plants engaged in Manufacturing/sale of PROM

|   S. No. | States         | Name of the CBG plants                       |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | GayathreeInnovative Energies Private Limited |
|        2 | Gujarat        | BanaskanthaDistCo opMilk Producers Union Ltd |
|        3 | Gujarat        | Bharat Biogas Energy Ltd                     |
|        4 | Gujarat        | Govardhannathji Energies LLP                 |
|        5 | Gujarat        | GREENEARTH BIOGAS PVT LTD                    |
|        6 | Haryana        | AkshayUrjaManthan Biofuel Pvt Ltd            |
|        7 | Haryana        | AMRIT FERTILIZER FOM                         |
|        8 | Haryana        | SPS Bio Chem Pvt Ltd FOM                     |
|        9 | Maharashtra    | Spectrum Renewable Energy Private Limited    |
|       10 | Tamil Nadu     | RD Agro Inputs                               |

## Annexure-IV

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 839 for answering on 07.02.2025

## Details of MDA released to CBG operators/FMCs as on 04.02.2025

| S. No.   | States        | Name of Unit                                      | Bill Month   | Bill Year   |   Amount Released (Rs. in Cr) | Qty. (in MT)   |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------|
| 1        | Gujarat       | Govardhannathji Energies LLP                      | Dec-June     | 2023-24     |                        5.04   | 33604.19       |
| 2        | Gujarat       | GREENEARTH BIOGAS PVT LTD                         | Jun          | 2024        |                        0.77   | 7968.75        |
| 3        | Gujarat       | GNVFC                                             | Sep          | 2024        |                        0.0004 | 63.22          |
| 4        | Haryana       | Amrit Fertilizer                                  | Feb          | 2024        |                        0.4    | 2990           |
| 5        | Karnataka     | LEAFINITI BIOENERGY PVT LTD                       | Dec-June     | 2023-24     |                        0.12   | 795.74         |
| 6        | Karnataka     | RCF                                               | Feb-Mar      | 2024        |                        0.02   | 101.15         |
| 7        | Punjab        | VERBIO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                      | Jan-June     | 2024        |                        6.07   | 40455          |
| 8        | Punjab        | T R Mega                                          | Mar-Oct      | 2024        |                        1.06   | 9107           |
| 9        | Punjab        | ARC Biofuel                                       | Mar-Sep      | 2024        |                        1.98   | 17769          |
| 10       | Tamil Nadu    | SLR                                               | Jan-June     | 2024        |                        0.06   | 807.62         |
| 11       | Uttar Pradesh | Paradeep Phosphate Limited                        | Jun          | 2024        |                        0      | 1.4            |
| 12       | Uttar Pradesh | Biospark Energy Pvt. Ltd                          | Sep-Nov      | 2024        |                        0.24   | 3161           |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh | Mittal Enterprises                                | Sep-Nov      | 2024        |                        0.15   | 1976           |
| 14       | Uttarakhand   | SHREE KRISHNAYAN DESI GAURAKSHAAVAM GOLOK DHAMSEW | Mar-Apr      | 2024        |                        0.1    | 690            |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL         | TOTAL                                             | TOTAL        | TOTAL       |                       16      | 1,19,490.07    |

## Annexure-V

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 839 for answering on 07.02.2025

## Research & Development proposals under Market Development Assistance (MDA)

The following three projects have been approved:

| Sl. No.   | Agency                                               | Project                                                                                                                | Period                      |   Amount (Rs. In Lakhs) | Status   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
| 1.        | Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)        | Enrichment of FOM produced from CBG plants and development ofpackage of practices (PoP) for major crops                | 2 years (w.e.f. 30.08.2024) |                  235    | Approved |
| 2.        | Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture &Forestry | Efficacy studies of 'PROM' on important vegetable crops.                                                               | 3 years (w.e.f. 27.08.2024) |                   98.33 | Approved |
| 3.        | Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)        | Awareness about FOM/LFOM amongst farmers and conducting FOM demonstrations/ pilot study at KVK farm and farmers' field | 2 years(w.e.f. 29.11.2024)  |                 1179    | Approved |
|           | Total                                                |                                                                                                                        |                             |                 1512.33 |          |

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