Lok Sabha Question No. 3136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: GOBARdhan Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3136

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025

## GOBARDHAN SCHEME

## 3136. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the total financial assistance given by the Government under the GOBARdhan Scheme to eligible Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years, year and district-wise;

(b) the number of Biogas/Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants established in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;

(c) whether there is a systematic process in place for identifying and prioritizing villages with a high population of cattle for the implementation of the GOBARdhan Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken to ensure that such villages receive adequate financial support, technical assistance and community engagement to maximize the benefits of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) As per the operational guidelines of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)[SBM(G)] -Phase II,  financial  assistance  of  upto  Rs.50.00  lakh  per  district  is  available  for  setting  up  of community/cluster based biogas plant under Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) scheme. Under the SBM(G) - Phase II, consolidated funds (Central Share) are released to States/UTs for all components as per their approved Annual Implementation Plan and availability of overall budget for the scheme. GOBARdhan is an integral component of Solid and Waste Management (SWM) for ensuring cleanliness in villages by converting biowaste including animal waste, kitchen leftovers, crop residue and market waste into biogas and bio slurry.

As informed by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), which is the Nodal Ministry for GoBARdhan scheme, MoPNG has various initiatives for the development of Compressed Biogas (CBG) projects across the country. These include assured price for off-take of CBG

through Oil and Gas Marketing Companies under Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT), guidelines for synchronization of CBG with Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) in City Gas Distribution(CGD) Network, a scheme for the development of pipeline infrastructure (DPI) for facilitation of CBG offtake, a scheme to support CBG producers for procurement of Biomass Aggregation Machinery and phase-wise mandatory selling of CBG in CNG (T) and PNG (D) segment of CGD network.

(b) As per data reported by the State of Andhra Pradesh on GoBARdhan portal, the number of community/cluster  based  GOBARdhan  plants  established  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  district-wise, under  SBM(G)  Phase  II  are  at Annexure-1. Andhra  Pradesh  has  not  reported  any community/cluster based biogas plant under SBM(G) Phase I.  As informed by MoPNG, the district-wise,  number  of  Compressed  Bio  Gas  (CBG)  plants  in  Andhra  Pradesh  as  per  the GOBARdhan portal are at Annexure-2 .

(c) & (d) The identification or prioritization of villages is done by respective State and UT for their  community/cluster  based  projects  under  GOBARdhan  scheme  as  this  falls  under  the purview of respective  State  and  UT.  As  per  operational  guidelines  of  SBM(G)  -  Phase  II, States/UTs  are  advised  to  preferably  take  up  community  level  projects  near  gaushalas  for uninterrupted supply of organic wastes to make the projects sustainable.

As  informed  by  MoPNG,  no  Gram  Panchayat  specific  scheme  for  CBG  projects  is  being implemented  by  MoPNG.  CBG  plants  are  being  established  by  entrepreneurs  and  other interested  entities  based  on  their  techno-commercial  evaluation  of  the  projects.  MoPNG  is organizing  workshops,  seminars  and  meetings  etc.  across  the  country  to  create  awareness among entrepreneurs  and  farmers  about  the  technical,  financial  and  operational  aspects  of CBG, and to avail the benefits of the scheme for setting up CBG projects.

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Annexure-1 Statement referred to the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3136 answered on 18-12-2025 District-wise, number of GOBARdhan plants established in Andhra Pradesh under SBM(G) Phase II

| S.No   | District Name               |   Yet to start construction |   Under Construction |   CompletedFunctional |    |   Total |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----|---------|
| 1.     | Alluri Sitharama Raju       |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 2.     | Bapatla                     |                           1 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 3.     | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema |                           1 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 4.     | Nandyal                     |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 5.     | Parvathipuram Manyam        |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 6.     | Sri Sathya Sai              |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 7.     | Tirupati                    |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 8.     | Anakapalli                  |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 9.     | Annamayya                   |                           1 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 10.    | Chittoor                    |                           1 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 11.    | East Godavari               |                           0 |                    1 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 12.    | Eluru                       |                           0 |                    1 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 13.    | Guntur                      |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 14.    | Kakinada                    |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 15.    | Kurnool                     |                           0 |                    1 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 16.    | Nellore                     |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 17.    | NTR                         |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 18.    | Palnadu                     |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 19.    | Prakasam                    |                           2 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       2 |
| 20.    | Srikakulam                  |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 21.    | Vizianagaram                |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 22.    | Ananthapuramu               |                           0 |                    1 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
| 23.    | Y.S.R.                      |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 24.    | Krishna                     |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 25.    | Visakhapatnam               |                           0 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       0 |
| 26.    | West Godavari               |                           1 |                    0 |                     0 |  0 |       1 |
|        | Total                       |                           7 |                    4 |                     0 |  0 |      11 |

(As on 16/12/2025 as reported by the State Government)

Annexure-2

Statement referred to the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3136 answered on 18-12-2025 District-wise, number of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants established in Andhra Pradesh

| S.No   | District Name               |   Yet to start construction |   Construction in progress |   Completed |   Functional |   Total |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
| 1.     | Alluri Sitharama Raju       |                           0 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       0 |
| 2.     | Anakapalli                  |                           3 |                          1 |           0 |            0 |       4 |
| 3.     | Ananthapuramu               |                           0 |                          1 |           0 |            0 |       1 |
| 4.     | Annamayya                   |                           2 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       2 |
| 5.     | Bapatla                     |                           0 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       0 |
| 6.     | Chittoor                    |                           2 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       2 |
| 7.     | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema |                           0 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       0 |
| 8.     | East Godavari               |                           6 |                          2 |           0 |            1 |       9 |
| 9.     | Eluru                       |                           4 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       4 |
| 10.    | Guntur                      |                           2 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       2 |
| 11.    | Kakinada                    |                           1 |                          4 |           0 |            1 |       6 |
| 12.    | Krishna                     |                           1 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       1 |
| 13.    | Kurnool                     |                           1 |                          1 |           0 |            1 |       3 |
| 14.    | Nandyal                     |                           2 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       2 |
| 15.    | Nellore                     |                           4 |                          2 |           0 |            0 |       6 |
| 16.    | NTR                         |                           4 |                          2 |           0 |            0 |       6 |
| 17.    | Palnadu                     |                           3 |                          0 |           0 |            1 |       4 |
| 18.    | Parvathipuram Manyam        |                           0 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       0 |
| 19.    | Prakasam                    |                           8 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       8 |
| 20.    | Sri Sathya Sai              |                           0 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       0 |
| 21.    | Srikakulam                  |                           6 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       6 |
| 22.    | Tirupati                    |                           1 |                          0 |           0 |            1 |       2 |
| 23.    | Visakhapatnam               |                           1 |                          0 |           0 |            1 |       2 |
| 24.    | Vizianagaram                |                           3 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       3 |
| 25.    | West Godavari               |                           0 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       0 |
| 26.    | Y.S.R.                      |                           2 |                          0 |           0 |            0 |       2 |
|        | Total                       |                          56 |                         13 |           0 |            6 |      75 |

(As per data provided by MoPNG)                                               (as on 16/12/2025)