Lok Sabha Question No. 1948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Biogas Projects in Rajasthan
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1948

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## BIOGAS PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

## 1948. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

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

(a) the details of the current capacity of biogas, bio-CNG and other bio-energy projects in the country,  State-wise  along  with  their  contribution  to  rural  employment  generation  and  clean energy production;

(b)  the  status  of  bio-energy  units  based  on  agricultural  residue,  cattle  dung  and  bio-waste  in Rajasthan,  district-wise  along  with  the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  and beneficiaries covered therein; and

(c) the potential of the decentralised bio-energy based projects in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha Constituency along with the details of the progress made so far, role of local bodies and the future action plan made thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a)  The  State-wise  details  of  bioenergy  projects  are  given  at Annexure-I .  These  projects contribute  to  clean  energy  production,  scientific  management  of  organic  waste,  reduction  in dependence on fossil fuels and generation of rural employment through feedstock aggregation, plant operation and allied activities.

(b):  The  details  of  bioenergy  projects  supported  by  MNRE,  under  the  Phase-I  of  National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) in the state of Rajasthan is given at Annexure-II .

(c):  As  per  the  information  provided  by  Rajasthan  Renewable  Energy  Corporation  Limited (RRECL) total of six bioenergy projects have been registered in the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha Constituency.

As per the information provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) as Central Share (CS)  funds  are  allocated  to  the  States/UTs  for  the  entire  Mission  period.  CS  funds  are sanctioned/released  on  the  basis  of  demand  made  by  the  State/UT  in  the  form  of  complete proposals duly approved by State Committees and States are then released to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) as per the State Action Plan. Accordingly, the State Governments/UTs and their ULBs implement  the  projects  and  action  plans  on  ground,  through  sustained  efforts  and  continuous monitoring of such plants.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1948 to be answered on 11.02.2026 regarding ' Biogas Projects in Rajasthan '

## State-wise details of installed capacity of bioenergy projects in the country during Phase-I of NBP:

|   Sl No | State             |   Biomass Projects (Non-Bagasse Cogeneration) (MW) |   Biomass based Briquette/Pellet manufacturing Projects (TPH) |   Waste to Energy Projects (MWeq) |   Biogas Plants (Numbers) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                               8    |                                                          4    |                             19.99 |                        88 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                       200 |
|       3 | Assam             |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                       389 |
|       4 | Bihar             |                                              14.2  |                                                          2    |                              0    |                       255 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                               0    |                                                          2.5  |                             10.42 |                       546 |
|       6 | Goa               |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              1.6  |                        11 |
|       7 | Gujarat           |                                               0    |                                                         96.99 |                             20.59 |                      3668 |
|       8 | Haryana           |                                              33    |                                                         45    |                             33.48 |                       439 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                               7.45 |                                                          0    |                              0    |                         0 |
|      10 | Jharkhand         |                                               5    |                                                          0    |                              1.04 |                        11 |
|      11 | Karnataka         |                                               0    |                                                          9    |                             13.09 |                      1398 |
|      12 | Kerala            |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                       637 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                               4    |                                                        291.95 |                             24.13 |                      6260 |
|      14 | Maharashtra       |                                               0    |                                                         45.9  |                             26.86 |                     14468 |
|      15 | Manipur           |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                        25 |
|      16 | Meghalaya         |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                         1 |
|      17 | Mizoram           |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                         1 |
|      18 | Nagaland          |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                        52 |
|      19 | Odisha            |                                               0    |                                                          2    |                              5    |                       216 |
|      20 | Punjab            |                                              69.06 |                                                          8    |                             27.09 |                      3220 |
|      21 | Rajasthan         |                                               2.5  |                                                         64.3  |                             67.54 |                       567 |
|      22 | Sikkim            |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                         0 |
|      23 | Tamil Nadu        |                                               3.5  |                                                         10    |                              3.92 |                       124 |
|      24 | Telangana         |                                               6.3  |                                                          7.1  |                              0.63 |                        23 |
|      25 | Tripura           |                                               0    |                                                          0    |                              0    |                       161 |

| 26   | Uttarakhand                           |   36.95 |   25.5 |   7.63 |   1436 |
|------|---------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh                         |    2.5  |   0    |  86.9  |    540 |
| 28   | West Bengal                           |   24.4  |   0    |   5.81 |    159 |
| 29   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           |    0    |   0    |   0    |      0 |
| 30   | Chandigarh                            |    0    |   0    |   0    |      0 |
| 31   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |    0    |   0    |   0    |     18 |
| 32   | NCT of Delhi                          |    0    |   0    |  26.17 |      0 |
| 33   | Jammu &Kashmir                        |    0    |   0    |   0    |      0 |
| 34   | Ladakh                                |    0    |   0    |   0    |      0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                           |    0    |   0    |   0    |      0 |
| 36   | Puducherry                            |    0    |   0    |   0    |      0 |
|      | Total                                 |  216.86 | 614.24 | 381.87 |  34913 |

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1948 to be answered on 11.02.2026 regarding ' Biogas Projects in Rajasthan '

## A. District-wise details of bioenergy projects supported by MNRE, under the Phase-I of NBP in Rajasthan:

| District    |   No. of Projects |   CFA Sanctioned (in Rs. Crores) |
|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| Alwar       |                 1 |                             0.45 |
| Baran       |                 3 |                             1.04 |
| Bikaner     |                 2 |                             0.63 |
| Chittorgarh |                 1 |                             0.18 |
| Dholpur     |                 1 |                             0.28 |
| Jaipur      |                 2 |                             3.05 |
| Tonk        |                 1 |                             0.45 |
| Kota        |                 1 |                             1.67 |
| Total       |                12 |                             7.74 |