Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Biomass Projects in Maharashtra
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## BIOMASS PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 720. SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE

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

- (a) the details of biomass or bio-energy projects in various States of the country including the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of installed capacity of the said projects; and
- (c) the details of incentives given to the farmers for Crop Residue Management, State-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) & (b) Under National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) Phase-I of Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE), the details of bioenergy projects installed in the country including the State of Maharashtra is given at Annexure-I.
- (c) The various incentives which are given to beneficiaries for sustainable management of crop residue including Maharashtra are given as under:
- I. MNRE  supports  installation  of  bioenergy  plants  under  different  components  of  National Bioenergy  Programme  (NBP)  by  providing  Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA).  This  includes biomass-based (non-bagasse based) plants for power generation, briquettes/ pellets manufacturing plants and compressed biogas (CBG/BioCNG) Plants.
- II . Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoAF&W) under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme provide incentives for management of crop residue. Under this scheme, financial assistance @ 50% is provided to the farmers for purchase of crop residue management machinery and  @  80%  is  provided  to  Rural  Entrepreneurs  (Rural  youth  and  farmer  as  an  entrepreneur), Cooperative  Societies  of  Farmers  (Agriculture/  Horticulture/Makhana  etc.),  Day-NRLM  Cluster Level  Federations  and  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs),  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  and Panchayats  for establishment  of  Custom  Hiring  Centres  of  crop  residue  management machines. Financial support of 65% up to a maximum of Rs. 1.50 Crore is also provided to paddy supply chain projects on the capital cost of machinery and equipment. CRM Scheme is not applicable in the State of Maharshtra.
- III. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), provides one-time financial support under Environment Protection Charge funds for establishment of pelletization and torrefaction plants to promote utilization of paddy straw.
- IV. Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas,  under  its  Biomass  Aggregation  Machinery  (BAM) Scheme, provides support to Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) producers in procurement of biomass collection and aggregation machinery to facilitate efficient utilization of agri-residues and prevent open-field burning.

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## Annexure-I

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720, Part (a) to (b) TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026 on 'Biomass Projects in Maharashtra' .

The details of bioenergy projects installed in the country under NBP Phase-I including in the State of Maharashtra is given as under:

|    |                                       | Biomass Projects (Non-Bagasse Cogeneration)   | Biomass based Briquette/Pellet manufacturing Projects   | Waste to Energy Projects   |
|----|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh                        | 8                                             | 4                                                       | 19.99                      |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 3  | Assam                                 | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 4  | Bihar                                 | 14.2                                          | 2                                                       | 0                          |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh                          | 0                                             | 2.5                                                     | 10.42                      |
| 6  | Goa                                   | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 1.60                       |
| 7  | Gujarat                               | 0                                             | 96.99                                                   | 20.59                      |
| 8  | Haryana                               | 33                                            | 45                                                      | 33.48                      |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh                      | 7.45                                          | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 10 | Jharkhand                             | 5                                             | 0                                                       | 1.04                       |
| 11 | Karnataka                             | 0                                             | 9                                                       | 13.09                      |
| 12 | Kerala                                | 0                                             |                                                         | 0                          |
|    |                                       |                                               | 0                                                       |                            |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra            | 4 0                                           | 291.95 45.9                                             | 24.13 26.86                |
| 14 |                                       |                                               | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 15 | Manipur                               | 0                                             |                                                         |                            |
| 16 | Meghalaya                             | 0                                             | 0 0                                                     | 0 0                        |
| 17 | Mizoram                               | 0                                             |                                                         |                            |
| 18 | Nagaland                              | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 19 | Odisha                                | 0                                             | 2                                                       | 5.00                       |
| 20 | Punjab                                | 69.06                                         | 8                                                       | 27.09                      |
| 21 | Rajasthan                             | 2.5                                           | 64.3                                                    | 67.54                      |
| 22 | Sikkim                                | 0                                             | 0 10                                                    | 0 3.92                     |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu                            | 3.5                                           |                                                         |                            |
| 24 | Telangana                             | 6.3                                           | 7.1                                                     | 0.63                       |
| 26 | Uttarakhand                           | 36.95                                         | 25.5                                                    | 7.63                       |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh                         | 2.5                                           | 0                                                       | 86.90                      |
| 28 | West Bengal                           | 24.4                                          | 0                                                       | 5.81                       |
| 29 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 30 | Chandigarh                            | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 31 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 32 | NCT of Delhi                          | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 26.17                      |
| 33 | Jammu &Kashmir                        | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 34 | Ladakh                                | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 35 | Lakshadweep                           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |
| 36 | Puducherry                            | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |

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