Lok Sabha Question No. 1978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Installation of Bio-Gas Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA, K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1978

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## INSTALLATION OF BIO-GAS PLANTS

## 1978. SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a scheme for installation of one lakh bio-gas plants has been formulated, if so, whether the Government has asked the States for the setting up of these plants, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this move is expected to result in a saving of 21.9 lakh LPG cylinders, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide grants to States to provide subsidy for setting up of biogas plants, if so, the details thereof ; and
- (d) whether any assessment of the power production has been made under the scheme and if so, the quantum of estimated production of power therefrom?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  POWER,  COAL  ,  NEW  &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Yes, Madam. A target for setting up of one lakh biogas plants of household size has been fixed for the current year, 2016-17, under the scheme of National Biogas and Manure Management  Programme  (NBMMP).  The  same  has  been  communicated  to  the  States  for setting up of biogas plants. The State/UT-wise details of the targets is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): The setting-up of one lakh family type biogas plants under the NBMMP scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has potential to save LPG equivalent of about 22.25 lakh domestic cylinders per annum. The estimate has been worked out by taking an average size of the family type biogas plant of  2 m3,  per day. The detail of the estimated saving of domestic LPG equivalent cylinders is given in Annexure-II.
- (c): Yes, Madam. The existing guidelines of the scheme provides for release of funds to the States including subsidy for setting up biogas plants. The details of the rates of subsidy applicable for the current year are given at Annexure - III.
- (d): No,  Madam.  The  assessment,  particularly  about  the  potential  of  power  production from the biogas  plants  being  set  up  under  the  NBMMP  scheme  has  not  been  made  as  the objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  provide  clean  gaseous  fuel  for  meeting  cooking  fuel requirements and upto certain extent lighting in the rural and remote areas of the country.

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ANNEXURE-I,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1978  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.07.2016  REGARDING 'INSTALLATION OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

State-wise Physical Targets under National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) for the year 2016-17 for Family Type Biogas Plants

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/KVIC/ BDTCs                                 | Total target allocated (in Nos.)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 10200                              |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 100                                |
| 3.        | Assam                                                          | 9000                               |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 3050                               |
| 5.        | Goa                                                            | 100                                |
| 6.        | Gujarat                                                        | 2500                               |
| 7.        | Haryana                                                        | 1000                               |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 150                                |
| 9.        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                 | 100*                               |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                                                      | 200                                |
| 11.       | Karnataka                                                      | 10000                              |
| 12.       | Kerala                                                         | 2850                               |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 8000                               |
| 14.       | Maharashtra                                                    | 14500                              |
| 15.       | Meghalaya                                                      | 200                                |
| 16.       | Mizoram                                                        | 500                                |
| 17.       | Nagaland                                                       | 300                                |
| 18.       | Odisha                                                         | 4000                               |
| 19.       | Punjab                                                         | 5000                               |
| 20.       | Sikkim                                                         | 250                                |
| 21.       | Tamilnadu                                                      | 300                                |
| 22.       | Telangana                                                      | 12300                              |
| 23.       | Tripura                                                        | 400                                |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 1100                               |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand                                                    | 1400                               |
| 26.       | KVIC, Mumbai                                                   | 8000#                              |
|           | Sub total                                                      | 95500                              |
| 27.       | BDTC, IIT Guwahati (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal) | 500                                |
| 28.       | BDTC, MPUAT, Udaipur(Rajasthan)                                | 1000                               |
| 29.       | BDTC, IIT Delhi (UK, UP, Delhi and Haryana)                    | 500                                |
| 30.       | BDTC, UAS, Bangalore (Karnataka)                               | 1000                               |
| 31.       | BDTC, PAU, Ludhiana (Punjab, HP &J&K)                          | 1500                               |
|           | Sub total Grand Total                                          | 4500 100000                        |

[* Subject to refund of outstanding amount of previous years lying with the State Govt. ]

[Note: Not exceeding the targets over 10% of the total as given in the last column]

[# For KVIC, Mumbai national target 8000 {6500 (5700 Gen.+800 NEZ) and 1500 SCP target}]

ANNEXURE-II,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1978  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.07.2016  REGARDING 'INSTALLATION OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

Estimated biogas production and saving of domestic LPG cylinder from a target of 1.00 lakh biogas plants during 2016-17 under NBMMP

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/KVIC/ BDTCs                                 | Total target allocated (in Nos.)   | Estimated biogas production in cubic meter per year   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 10200                              | 7446000                                               |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 100                                | 73000                                                 |
| 3.        | Assam                                                          | 9000                               | 6570000                                               |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 3050                               | 2226500                                               |
| 5.        | Goa                                                            | 100                                | 73000                                                 |
| 6.        | Gujarat                                                        | 2500                               | 1825000                                               |
| 7.        | Haryana                                                        | 1000                               | 730000                                                |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 150                                | 109500                                                |
| 9.        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                 | 100*                               | 73000                                                 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                                                      | 200                                | 146000                                                |
| 11.       | Karnataka                                                      | 10000                              | 7300000                                               |
| 12.       | Kerala                                                         | 2850                               | 2080500                                               |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 8000                               | 5840000                                               |
| 14.       | Maharashtra                                                    | 14500                              | 10585000                                              |
| 15.       | Meghalaya                                                      | 200                                | 146000                                                |
| 16.       | Mizoram                                                        | 500                                | 365000                                                |
| 17.       | Nagaland                                                       | 300                                | 219000                                                |
| 18.       | Odisha                                                         | 4000                               | 2920000                                               |
| 19.       | Punjab                                                         | 5000                               | 3650000                                               |
| 20.       | Sikkim                                                         | 250                                | 182500                                                |
| 21.       | Tamilnadu                                                      | 300                                | 219000                                                |
| 22.       | Telangana                                                      | 12300                              | 8979000                                               |
| 23.       | Tripura                                                        | 400                                | 292000                                                |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 1100                               | 803000                                                |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand                                                    | 1400                               | 1022000                                               |
| 26.       | KVIC, Mumbai                                                   | 8000#                              | 5840000                                               |
|           | Sub total                                                      | 95500                              |                                                       |
| 27.       | BDTC, IIT Guwahati (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal) | 500                                | 365000                                                |
| 28.       | BDTC, MPUAT, Udaipur(Rajasthan)                                | 1000                               | 730000                                                |
| 29.       | BDTC, IIT Delhi (UK, UP, Delhi and Haryana)                    | 500                                | 365000                                                |
| 30.       | BDTC, UAS, Bangalore (Karnataka)                               | 1000                               | 730000                                                |
| 31.       | BDTC, PAU, Ludhiana (Punjab, HP &J&K)                          | 1500                               | 1095000                                               |
|           | Sub total                                                      | 4500                               |                                                       |
|           | Grand Total                                                    | 100000                             | 73000000                                              |

[Saving of domestic LPG cylinders per annum = 73000000*0.433/14.2= 22,25,000]

ANNEXURE-III,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1978  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.07.2016  REGARDING 'INSTALLATION OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

The details of subsidy being provided by the Government for setting up of biogas plants under National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) in the country -

| Sl. No.   | Particulars of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) &States / Regions and Categories                                                                                              | Family Type Biogas Plants under NBMMP (1 to 6 cubic metre capacity per day )   | Family Type Biogas Plants under NBMMP (1 to 6 cubic metre capacity per day )   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A.        | Central Subsidy Rates Applicable (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                       | 1 Cubic Metre                                                                  | 2- 6 Cubic Metre                                                               |
| 1.        | NER States, Sikkim (except plain areas of Assam) and including SC and ST Categories of NE Region States.                                                                        | 15,000                                                                         | 17,000                                                                         |
| 2.        | Plain areas of Assam.                                                                                                                                                           | 10,000                                                                         | 11,000                                                                         |
| 3.        | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, Sadar Kurseong & Kalimpong Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling, Sunderbans (W.B.) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. | 7,000                                                                          | 11,000                                                                         |
| 4.        | Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes of other than NE Region States including Sikkim & other Hilly States / regions as given in Sl. No.3 above.                                  | 7,000                                                                          | 11,000                                                                         |
| 5.        | All Others                                                                                                                                                                      | 5,500                                                                          | 9,000                                                                          |

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