Lok Sabha Question No. 3145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Projects for Cookstove
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3145

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## PROJECTS FOR COOKSTOVE

## 3145.   SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

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

- (a) whether a pilot project has been launched to ascertain the efficiency and marketability of improved community cooking stoves through select anganwadis, tribal hostels and schools in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  there  of  alongwith  the  projects  where  work  has  commenced  so  far, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of monitoring mechanism to assess the sustainability of these projects; and
- (d) the status of reduction in emissions and attainment of efficiencies through these projects? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Yes Madam, A Pilot Project entitled ''Pilot Field Testing & Evaluation of Community size Cookstoves''    was  taken  up  by  the  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  in  July  2010  and completed in August 2011 for implementation by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, in association with concerned State Nodal Agencies/NGOs  in select anganwadis, tribal hostels and schools in the country.
- (b): Under the project, improved biomass community cookstoves were set up for community cooking applications and saving in fuel wood in nine clusters in seven States viz., Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,Tamil Nadu and  Uttar Pradesh.  The Statewise details are given in Annexure.
- (c): The project was monitored and evaluated by the project team for field performance through Kitchen Performance Controlled Cooking Test and Air Quality Monitor for assessment for further design improvement & technology development.
- (d): As a result of the deployment of these efficient cookstoves there was fuel saving and time saving with an average reduction by 31% and 28 % respectively and 70% in emissions of CO/CO2.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3145 ON PROJECTS FOR COOKSTOVE FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015

State-wise details of Improved Biomass Community Cookstoves set up under the Pilot Project

| S.No   | Name of the State   |   Number of Improved Community Cookstoves |
|--------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      |                                        50 |
| 2      | Chhattisgarh        |                                        50 |
| 3      | Madhya Pradesh      |                                        50 |
| 4      | Maharashtra         |                                       108 |
| 5      | Odisha              |                                       206 |
| 6      | Tamil Nadu          |                                        50 |
| 7      | Uttar Pradesh       |                                        50 |
| Total  | Total               |                                       564 |