Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: National Policy on Bio-fuels
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  February, 2023

## National Policy on Bio-fuels

## †191. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the details and salient features of National Policy on Bio-fuel;
- (b)  the extent to which air pollution is likely to be reduced by using Bio-fuel along with the details of the quantum of Bio-fuel being produced at present, State/UTwise;
- (c)  the  amount of crude oil and natural gas being produced per year in the country along with the percentage of production being supplied out of the said production to fulfil the requirement of the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  the  number  of  households  provided  paid  and  free  LPG  connections  under  the Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjawala  Yojana  during  the  last  eight  years  along  with  the number  of  women  and  children  in  rural  areas  whose  health  has  been  secured through the Ujjawala Gas Yojana, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ) ी रामेर तेली (

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The salient features of the National Policy on Bio-fuel-2018 as amended on 15 th June, 2022 are as under :
- (i) Categorization of biofuels as 'Basic Biofuels' and 'Advanced Biofuels';
- (ii) Incentives, off-take assurance and viability gap funding for advanced biofuels;
- (iii) Allowing multiple feedstocks for production of biofuels;
- (iv) Setting  up  of  supply  chain  mechanisms  for  biodiesel  production  from  nonedible oilseeds, Used Cooking Oil, short gestation crops;
- (v) Synergy of efforts  by  defining  roles  and  responsibilities  of  all  the  concerned Ministries/Departments with respect to biofuels;
- (vi) advancing the ethanol blending target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol to Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 from 2030;
- (vii) promotion of the production of biofuels in the country, under the Make in India  program,  by  units  located  in  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZ)/Export Oriented Units (EoUs); and

(viii)  grant of permission for export of biofuels in specific cases.

(b): The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have procured 80.09 crore litres of ethanol up to 30 th January, 2023 for blending in petrol during the ESY 202223 and approximately 6 crore litres of bio-diesel for blending with diesel during the financial  year  2022-23.  Further,  57  Bio-CNG  projects  including  40  under  the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative have been commissioned till 31.12.2022.

The State/UT-wise details of ethanol procured for blending by PSU OMCs and BioCNG projects including projects set up under SATAT initiative up to 31 st December, 2022 are at Annexure-I.

The Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25, prepared by an inter-Ministerial Committee  for  ethanol  as  a  bio-fuel  has  estimated  reduction  of  carbon  monoxide emissions by about 50% in two wheelers and about 30% in four wheelers by using E20  (20%  ethanol  blending  in  petrol)  compared  to  E0  (neat  petrol).    Hydrocarbon emissions are estimated to reduce by 20% in both two wheelers and passenger cars.

(c):  The details of the amount of crude oil and natural gas produced in the country during the year 2021-22 all of which were supplied to fulfil the requirement within the country are at Annexure-II.

(d): Over 9 crore households have been provided LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) as on 01.01.2023. Details attached as Annexure -III.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 191 FOR 02.02.2023 REGARDING NATIONAL POLICY ON BIO-FUELS.

State/UT-wise  details  of  Installed  capacity  of  Bio-CNG  projects  including  projects  set  up  under  SATAT initiative, commissioned as on 31.12.2022.

|     | State/UT       |   No. of projects |   Bio-CNG Production capacity (kg/Day) |
|-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.  | Andhra Pradesh |                 5 |                                   4780 |
| 2.  | Chhattisgarh   |                 1 |                                    400 |
| 3.  | Gujarat        |                13 |                                  55566 |
| 4.  | Haryana        |                 5 |                                  14450 |
| 5.  | Karnataka      |                 4 |                                  10621 |
| 6.  | Madhya Pradesh |                 3 |                                  19200 |
| 7.  | Maharashtra    |                 7 |                                  48223 |
| 8.  | Punjab         |                 3 |                                  36847 |
| 9.  | Rajasthan      |                 2 |                                   4000 |
| 10. | Tamil Nadu     |                 3 |                                  28400 |
| 11. | Telangana      |                 3 |                                   7400 |
| 12. | Uttar Pradesh  |                 5 |                                  22700 |
| 13. | Uttarakhand    |                 2 |                                   5880 |
| 14. | West Bengal    |                 1 |                                   6000 |
|     | Grand Total    |                57 |                                 264467 |

Source: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

State/UT-wise details of Ethanol procured for blending by PSU OMCs as on 30.01.2023:

|     | State/UT         |   Ethanol Quantity Receipt (Crore Litres) |
|-----|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.  | Andhra Pradesh   |                                      3.98 |
| 2.  | Assam            |                                      1.13 |
| 3.  | Bihar            |                                      2.22 |
| 4.  | Chhattisgarh     |                                      1.47 |
| 5.  | Delhi            |                                      2.1  |
| 6.  | Goa              |                                      0.33 |
| 7.  | Gujarat          |                                      5.25 |
| 8.  | Haryana          |                                      4.59 |
| 9.  | Himachal Pradesh |                                      0.3  |
| 10. | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                      0.12 |
| 11. | Jharkhand        |                                      0.94 |
| 12. | Karnataka        |                                      5.72 |
| 13. | Kerala           |                                      4.06 |
| 14. | Madhya Pradesh   |                                      2.88 |
| 15. | Maharashtra      |                                      9.74 |
| 16. | Odisha           |                                      1.55 |
| 17. | Punjab           |                                      2.66 |
| 18. | Rajasthan        |                                      3.1  |
| 19. | Tamil Nadu       |                                      8.05 |
| 20. | Telangana        |                                      3.91 |
| 21. | Uttar Pradesh    |                                     13.48 |
| 22. | Uttrakhand       |                                      0.61 |
| 23. | West Bengal      |                                      1.9  |
|     | Total            |                                     80.09 |

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 191 FOR 02.02.2023 REGARDING NATIONAL POLICY ON BIO-FUELS.

## State-wise production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas during 2021-22:

##  Crude Oil Production (in TMT)

| State/Region      |   2021-22 |
|-------------------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |       202 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |        48 |
| Assam             |      3988 |
| Gujarat           |      4627 |
| Rajasthan         |      5887 |
| Tamil Nadu        |       367 |
| Tripura           |         3 |
| West Bengal       |         0 |
| Offshore          |     14569 |
| Total             |     29691 |

##  Natural Gas Production (in MMSCM)

| State/Region                 |   2021-22 |
|------------------------------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh               |       809 |
| Arunachal Pradesh            |        58 |
| Assam                        |      3371 |
| Gujarat                      |      1017 |
| Jharkhand                    |         4 |
| Madhya Pradesh               |       290 |
| Rajasthan                    |      2619 |
| Tamil Nadu                   |      1067 |
| Tripura                      |      1531 |
| West Bengal                  |       389 |
| Offshore                     |     22869 |
| Total Natural Gas Production |     34024 |

## ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 191 FOR 02.02.2023 REGARDING NATIONAL POLICY ON BIO-FUELS.

State/UT-wise  number  of  connections  released  by  Public  Sector  OMCs  from  April,  2014  to December, 2022 under PMUY scheme.

| State/UT                    | Number of PMUY (including Ujjwala 2.0) Connections released   |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 13,447                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 5,12,466                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 49,326                                                        |
| Assam                       | 44,02,403                                                     |
| Bihar                       | 1,07,30,847                                                   |
| Chandigarh                  | 661                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                | 34,94,708                                                     |
| D &NHand Daman &Diu         | 15,030                                                        |
| Delhi                       | 1,42,343                                                      |
| Goa                         | 1,222                                                         |
| Gujarat                     | 38,44,040                                                     |
| Haryana                     | 7,67,674                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 1,40,841                                                      |
| UT of Jammu and Kashmir     | 12,45,339                                                     |
| Jharkhand                   | 36,47,725                                                     |
| Karnataka                   | 37,59,465                                                     |
| Kerala                      | 3,41,270                                                      |
| UT of Ladakh                | 11,092                                                        |
| Lakshadweep                 | 316                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 82,28,808                                                     |
| Maharashtra                 | 48,90,552                                                     |
| Manipur                     | 2,02,081                                                      |
| Meghalaya                   | 2,14,988                                                      |
| Mizoram                     | 33,607                                                        |
| Nagaland                    | 92,066                                                        |
| Odisha                      | 53,25,042                                                     |
| Puducherry                  | 14,834                                                        |
| Punjab                      | 12,84,059                                                     |
| Rajasthan                   | 69,28,018                                                     |
| Sikkim                      | 13,798                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 37,06,464                                                     |
| Telangana                   | 11,52,950                                                     |
| Tripura                     | 2,83,577                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 1,75,07,223                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                 | 4,97,842                                                      |
| West Bengal                 | 1,23,73,995                                                   |
| All India TOTAL             | 9,58,70,119                                                   |