Lok Sabha Question No. 3192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Expansion of CBG and Green Hydrogen Projects in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3192

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  December, 2025

## EXPANSION OF CBG AND GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH

† 3192. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a) the details of the Government monthly/annual target plan for setting up and expansion of Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants and Green Hydrogen Projects in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of plants/projects likely to be commissioned in industrial areas during the next three years;
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  skill  development  schemes  of  the  Ministry  are  contributing  in providing  training  and  permanent  employment  to  the  youths  belonging  to  SC/ST/OBC categories for smooth operation and maintenance of CBG and Green Hydrogen projects; and
- (d) the number of the youths trained and employed through these schemes during the last two years, district-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट Ō ोिलयम और 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) to (d) Government, with a view to promoting the setting up of Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants  across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  has  adopted  a  'Whole  of  Government' approach involving multiple Ministries and Departments under the GOBARdhan initiative. The role of the Government is to create an enabling ecosystem for CBG projects. The establishment of CBG plants is undertaken by entrepreneurs and other interested entities based on their own techno-commercial assessment. Accordingly, no monthly or annual targets have been fixed for setting up or expansion of CBG projects in Uttar Pradesh.

As per information reported on the GOBARdhan portal, in Uttar Pradesh, 36 CBG projects are functional and 70 projects are at various stages of construction.

Further, Government is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission with the objective of  making  India  a  global  hub  for  production,  usage  and  export  of  green  hydrogen  and  its derivatives. The Government of Uttar Pradesh have notified the Green Hydrogen Policy-2024, which aims to promote a green hydrogen/green ammonia ecosystem in the State with an overall objective  of  achieving  around  10  lakh  metric  tonnes  of  green  hydrogen  production  per  year through investment-linked facilitation, without prescribing any monthly or annual targets.

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has informed that at present, two green hydrogen projects have been established in Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) does not implement any dedicated skill development  scheme.  However,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  has  informed  that,  under  the  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM),  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill training is imparted through an extensive network of skill development centres under schemes such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs).  These  schemes  cover  all  sections  of  society, including youth belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories, across the country including Uttar Pradesh. MSDE has informed that more than 2 crore candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories have been trained under its various schemes across the country.

Further, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) under MSDE has developed a course titled 'Green Hydrogen Production Technician' under the CTS in 2024 to equip the workforce with skills required for production, operation and maintenance of green hydrogen technologies.

UPNEDA has informed that the Uttar Pradesh  Green  Hydrogen  Policy-2024  provides  for  the establishment of two Centres of Excellence in collaboration with institutions such as IIT-BHU, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, and other technical institutions to support research, technological development and human resource capacity building.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has informed that Sardar Swaran Singh National  Institute  of  Bio-Energy  (SSSNIBE),  Kapurthala,  is  an  autonomous  institution  of  the MNRE which conducts national-level training programmes on biogas and CBG.

District-wise  data  on  youth  trained  and  employed  specifically  for  CBG  and  green  hydrogen projects during the last two years is not separately maintained. However, the district-wise total number of trained candidates in the State of Uttar Pradesh under MSDE Schemes during last two years is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025 REGARDING EXPANSION OF CBG AND GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH.

District-wise  total  Number  of  trained  candidates  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  MSDE Schemes during last two years

| District            | PMKVY (since 2024-25 to 2025-26 till 31.10.2025)   | JSS (since 2024-25 to 2025-26 till 31.10.2025)   | NAPS (Apprentices engaged since 2024-25 to 2025-26 till 31.10.2025)   | CTS (Candidates Enrolled from Session 2023-24 to 2024-25)   |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Agra                | 28,112                                             | 2,200                                            | 2,521                                                                 | 18,889                                                      |
| Aligarh             | 12,616                                             | 2,335                                            | 830                                                                   | 13,905                                                      |
| Ambedkar Nagar      | 3,873                                              | 2400                                             | 374                                                                   | 10,034                                                      |
| Amethi              | 1,572                                              | 2047                                             | 402                                                                   | 4,140                                                       |
| Amroha              | 4,891                                              | -                                                | 551                                                                   | 7,213                                                       |
| Auraiya             | 3,863                                              | -                                                | 272                                                                   | 2,566                                                       |
| Ayodhya             | 3,608                                              | 2121                                             | 509                                                                   | 14,624                                                      |
| Azamgarh            | 19,237                                             | -                                                | 1,015                                                                 | 23,502                                                      |
| Baghpat             | 2,021                                              | -                                                | 120                                                                   | 2,497                                                       |
| Bahraich            | 3,582                                              | 2312                                             | 234                                                                   | 2,210                                                       |
| Ballia              | 6,278                                              | 2399                                             | 531                                                                   | 15,590                                                      |
| Balrampur           | 3,458                                              | -                                                | 113                                                                   | 1,440                                                       |
| Banda               | 2,471                                              | 2440                                             | 389                                                                   | 5,035                                                       |
| Bara Banki          | 2,362                                              | 2020                                             | 830                                                                   | 7,790                                                       |
| Bareilly            | 14,549                                             | 2,140                                            | 1,339                                                                 | 10,272                                                      |
| Basti               | 3,135                                              | 2,279                                            | 317                                                                   | 5,904                                                       |
| Bhadohi             | 1,784                                              | 2,033                                            | 197                                                                   | 5,200                                                       |
| Bijnor              | 13,993                                             | -                                                | 293                                                                   | 5,699                                                       |
| Budaun              | 3,876                                              | -                                                | 258                                                                   | 4,690                                                       |
| Bulandshahr         | 13,226                                             | -                                                | 432                                                                   | 7,861                                                       |
| Chandauli           | 4,782                                              | 2,114                                            | 747                                                                   | 8,168                                                       |
| Chitrakoot          | 4,508                                              | 1,860                                            | 135                                                                   | 2,000                                                       |
| Deoria              | 4,707                                              | 2,180                                            | 303                                                                   | 14,819                                                      |
| Etah                | 4,255                                              | -                                                | 340                                                                   | 5,478                                                       |
| Etawah              | 2,360                                              | 1,920                                            | 462                                                                   | 4,512                                                       |
| Farrukhabad         | 5,409                                              | 780                                              | 169                                                                   | 3,967                                                       |
| Fatehpur            | 2,367                                              | 2,900                                            | 124                                                                   | 5,561                                                       |
| Firozabad           | 8,462                                              | 2,579                                            | 362                                                                   | 8,785                                                       |
| Gautam Buddha Nagar | 7,490                                              | 2,478                                            | 77,442                                                                | 5,634                                                       |
| Ghaziabad           | 6,578                                              | 1,958                                            | 6,009                                                                 | 5,043                                                       |
| Ghazipur            | 12,367                                             | -                                                | 608                                                                   | 32,012                                                      |
| Gonda               | 1,461                                              | 1,940                                            | 461                                                                   | 4,056                                                       |
| Gorakhpur           | 16,111                                             | 2,140                                            | 2,108                                                                 | 26,451                                                      |

| Hamirpur       | 262      | -        | 210      | 3,498    |
|----------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Hapur          | 3,834    | -        | 591      | 7,478    |
| Hardoi         | 2,746    | 2280     | 708      | 5,174    |
| Hathras        | 6,166    | -        | 272      | 9,653    |
| Jalaun         | 1,128    | 1780     | 174      | 5,612    |
| Jaunpur        | 6,707    | 1940     | 1,152    | 24,862   |
| Jhansi         | 5,057    | -        | 1,414    | 13,620   |
| Kannauj        | 2,242    | -        | 119      | 2,735    |
| Kanpur Dehat   | 2,351    | 1,900    | 966      | 3,993    |
| Kanpur Nagar   | 11,259   | 2,220    | 2,498    | 15,661   |
| Kasganj        | 4,816    | -        | 214      | 5,784    |
| Kaushambi      | 1,684    | 2041     | 143      | 4,782    |
| Kheri          | 3,433    | -        | 341      | 5,180    |
| Kushinagar     | 4,400    | -        | 293      | 6,681    |
| Lalitpur       | 4,624    | -        | 323      | 3,018    |
| Lucknow        | 17,837   | 4633     | 11,500   | 15,812   |
| Mahoba         | 815      | -        | 210      | 2,992    |
| Mahrajganj     | 5,914    | -        | 320      | 4,611    |
| Mainpuri       | 3,728    | -        | 163      | 5,875    |
| Mathura        | 26,500   | -        | 575      | 23,381   |
| Mau            | 7,339    | 2560     | 380      | 15,815   |
| Meerut         | 10,338   | -        | 2,185    | 10,071   |
| Mirzapur       | 10,577   | 2178     | 475      | 13,715   |
| Moradabad      | 15,698   | -        | 1,577    | 7,333    |
| Muzaffarnagar  | 6,767    | -        | 605      | 5,467    |
| Pilibhit       | 7,299    | 1960     | 358      | 3,285    |
| Pratapgarh     | 2,953    | 2159     | 250      | 6,168    |
| Prayagraj      | 12,782   | 4700     | 2,571    | 31,087   |
| Rae Bareli     | 1,904    | 1700     | 500      | 5,268    |
| Rampur         | 3,357    | -        | 486      | 2,658    |
| Saharanpur     | 14,550   | 1320     | 1,490    | 17,525   |
| Sambhal        | 1,068    | -        | 383      | 1,936    |
| Sant Kabir     |          | -        |          |          |
| Nagar          | 3,096    |          | 215      | 5,544    |
| Shahjahanpur   | 6,331    | 1757     | 744      | 3,555    |
| Shamli         | 1,888    | -        | 144      | 3,513    |
| Shrawasti      | 694      | 2516     | 115      | 861      |
| Siddharthnagar | 1,983    | 1880     | 176      | 1,832    |
| Sitapur        | 3,563    | -        | 499      | 4,650    |
| Sonbhadra      | 10,557   | 2340     | 1,315    | 9,905    |
| Sultanpur      | 2,751    | 1960     | 382      | 11,158   |
| Unnao          | 982      | 2439     | 1,666    | 4,590    |
| Varanasi       | 18,872   | 4500     | 2,931    | 18,183   |
| Total          | 4,90,216 | 1,00,338 | 1,42,430 | 6,50,068 |

(Source: GOBARdhan portal)

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