Lok Sabha Question No. 3164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Bio-gas Policy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3164

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## BIO-GAS POLICY

## 3164.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the details of measures taken by the Government to promote biogas produced from bio-degradable substances;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to increase the production of bio-gas to meet the demand of the rural and the remote areas, if so, the details thereof along with the total number of bio-gas plants functioning in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated and targets fixed for increasing the production of biogas in the country during the last three years along with the achievements thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of subsidy being provided by the Government for setting up of biogas plants in the country; and
- (e) the details of applications received for Central Financial Assistance on biogas plants during the last five years and the status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is promoting setting up of biogas plants under three Central Sector Schemes as per details given below:
- i. National Biogas and Manure Management Programme: catering to   setting up of family type biogas plants for meeting cooking energy needs of rural and semi-urban areas   of the country.
- ii. Biogas Power Generation Programme (Off-grid): for  setting up of biogas plants in the size range of 25  to 2000 cubic metre per day or 3 to 250 kw for producing biogas for power generation or for thermal applications.
- iii. Waste to Energy Programme: for setting up of large size biogas plants to recover energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural wastes/residues.
- (b): No, Madam. The State-wise details of  operational biogas plants  as  indicated  by  an evaluation study of the family type biogas plants installed under the National Biogas and

Manure Management Programme in 8 States during the 11 th Five Year Plan period, carried out by an independent agency, are given at Annexure - I.

(c): The State/UT-wise and year-wise details of funds released under National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) during the last three years, are given at Annexure - II. The State/UT-wise targets fixed for setting up of the family type biogas in the country during the last three years and achievements there on, are given at Annexure - III.

(d): 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 are given at Annexure - IV.

(e): The allocation of physical targets to the States under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) is done annually by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The annual targets are fixed based on the proposals received from the States and annual outlay allocated. The details of physical targets allocated during the last five years is given in Annexure - V.

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ANNEXURE-I,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3164 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015 REGARDING 'BIOGAS POLICY'.

Functionality  of  the  family  type  biogas  plants  in  accordance  with  the  independent evaluation study for the plants installed during the 11 th   Five  Year  Plan  period under NBMMP

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   Total plants inspected during the study |   Nos. of biogas plants operating |   Nos. of biogas plants not operating |   Functiona lity rate (%) |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Assam               |                                       542 |                               540 |                                    02 |                     99.63 |
| 2         | Karnataka           |                                       677 |                               658 |                                    19 |                     97.2  |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh      |                                      1091 |                              1027 |                                    64 |                     94.13 |
| 4         | Maharashtra         |                                      1137 |                              1102 |                                    35 |                     96.92 |
| 5         | Meghalaya           |                                        54 |                                53 |                                    01 |                     98.14 |
| 6         | Odisha              |                                       341 |                               289 |                                    52 |                     84.8  |
| 7         | Uttarakhand         |                                       102 |                               101 |                                    01 |                     99.02 |
| 8         | Uttar Pradesh       |                                       250 |                               233 |                                    17 |                     93.2  |
|           | TOTAL :             |                                      4194 |                              4003 |                                   191 |                     95.45 |

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ANNEXURE  -II,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3164 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015 REGARDING 'BIOGAS POLICY'.

## State/UT-wise and year-wise details of funds released under National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) during the last three years

(Rs. in crores)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Year-wise funds released   | Year-wise funds released   | Year-wise funds released   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | 2012-13                    | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 12.88                      | 13.16                      | 17.91                      |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.16                       | 0.07                       | -                          |
| 3.        | Assam             | 8.19                       | 9.56                       | 15.64                      |
| 4.        | Bihar             | -                          | -                          | -                          |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 4.59                       | 3.95                       | 4.34                       |
| 6.        | Goa               | 0.04                       | 0.06                       | 0.06                       |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | 3.06                       | 4.41                       | 2.63                       |
| 8.        | Haryana           | 2.01                       | -                          | -                          |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.30                       | 0.15                       | 0.32                       |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                          | -                          | -                          |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         | 0.20                       | -                          | -                          |
| 12.       | Karnataka         | 5.88                       | 6.15                       | 19.41                      |
| 13.       | Kerala            | 3.05                       | 2.25                       | 1.92                       |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 10.02                      | 12.50                      | 11.60                      |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       | 8.02                       | 11.18                      | 15.22                      |
| 16.       | Manipur           | -                          | -                          | -                          |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | 0.42                       | 0.81                       | 0.23                       |
| 18.       | Mizoram           | 0.84                       | 0.83                       | -                          |
| 19.       | Nagaland          | 1.68                       | 1.75                       | -                          |
| 20.       | Odisha            | 6.19                       | -                          | 9.31                       |
| 21.       | Punjab            | 7.96                       | 12.98                      | 11.98                      |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         | 0.25                       | 0.15                       | 1.02                       |
| 23.       | Sikkim            | 0.37                       | 0.29                       | 0.28                       |
| 24.       | Tamilnadu         | 0.85                       | -                          | -                          |
| 25.       | Telangana         | -                          | -                          | 7.71                       |
| 26.       | Tripura           | 0.42                       | -                          | 0.42                       |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.89                       | -                          | 0.67                       |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | 0.78                       | 1.46                       | 0.49                       |
| 30.       | West Bengal       | 7.66                       | -                          | -                          |
| 31.       | Delhi/ New Delhi  | -                          | -                          | -                          |
| 32.       | Puducherry        | -                          | -                          | -                          |
| 33.       | KVIC, Mumbai *    | 23.79                      | 8.54                       | 1.56                       |
| Total     | Total             | 110.52                     | 90.26                      | 122.73                     |

ANNEXURE-III,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3164 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015 REGARDING 'BIO-GAS POLICY'.

The State/UT-wise targets for setting up of the family type biogas in the country during the last three years and achievements.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State     | 2012-13   | 2012-13     | 2013-14   | 2013-14     | 2014-15   | 2014-15     |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State     | Target    | Achievement | Target    | Achievement | Target    | Achievement |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 15800     | 16145       | 17000     | 16052       | 10440     | 10555       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 100       | 190         | 100       | 0           | 50        | 3           |
| 3.        | Assam             | 7000      | 7397        | 6000      | 6000        | 7500      | 7500        |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 0         | 300         | 0         | 2           | 0         | 1           |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 4000      | 3933        | 3600      | 3911        | 4000      | 2736        |
| 6.        | Goa               | 100       | 58          | 100       | 59          | 100       | 12          |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | 5000      | 5623        | 3500      | 2367        | 4000      | 1349        |
| 8.        | Haryana           | 1500      | 1303        | 1500      | 1325        | 1700      | 1008        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 300       | 362         | 350       | 321         | 250       | 154         |
| 10.       | Jammu& Kashmir    | 200       | 290         | 150       | 15          | 100       | 28          |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         | 500       | 641         | 300       | 0           | 100       | 54          |
| 12.       | Karnataka         | 12000     | 13671       | 10300     | 10503       | 15500     | 9198        |
| 13.       | Kerala            | 3700      | 3991        | 3125      | 3547        | 4000      | 2971        |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 12000     | 11946       | 10000     | 9146        | 10400     | 7673        |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       | 16000     | 19023       | 12600     | 13443       | 14400     | 14825       |
| 16.       | Manipur           | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | 500       | 670         | 500       | 0           | 250       | 0           |
| 18.       | Mizoram           | 1000      | 500         | 1000      | 250         | 500       | 260         |
| 19.       | Nagaland          | 500       | 750         | 500       | 254         | 300       | 250         |
| 20.       | Odisha            | 7000      | 7002        | 6500      | 1774        | 5100      | 4145        |
| 21.       | Punjab            | 10000     | 12127       | 8700      | 9400        | 10250     | 7856        |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         | 500       | 530         | 400       | 754         | 1100      | 1013        |
| 23.       | Sikkim            | 200       | 251         | 200       | 158         | 200       | 139         |
| 24.       | Tamilnadu         | 1000      | 1321        | 1100      | 843         | 500       | 579         |
| 25.       | Telangana         | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           | 9900      | 9900        |
| 26.       | Tripura           | 500       | 219         | 500       | 110         | 400       | 40          |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 2500      | 3923        | 2900      | 2002        | 1800      | 1417        |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | 1100      | 1831        | 1150      | 1006        | 900       | 937         |
| 29.       | West Bengal       | 12000     | 1380        | 0         | 298         | 0         | 279         |
| 30.       | Delhi/ New Delhi  | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           |
| 31.       | Puducherry        | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           | 0         | 0           |
| 32.       | KVIC              | 20000     | *           | 13925     | *           | 6260      | *           |
|           | TOTAL :           | 135000    | 115377      | 106000    | 83540       | 110000    | 84882       |

[* KVIC achievements are included in the States' achievements.]

ANNEXURE-IV,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3164 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015 REGARDING 'BIO-GAS POLICY'.

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, Niligiri 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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## Annexure - V

ANNEXURE-V,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3164 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015 REGARDING 'BIOGAS POLICY'.

Allocation of physical targets for installation of family type biogas plants under National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) during the last five years (2011-12 to 2015-16).

| Sl. No.   | State / UT / Agency                                           | Physical Targets (Nos. of biogas plants)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP, Hyderabad)                           | 67440                                      |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh (APEDA, Itanagar)                           | 400                                        |
| 3.        | Assam (FDA-cum-CCF, Social Forestry Assam, Guwahati)          | 33000                                      |
| 4.        | Bihar                                                         | 1000                                       |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh (CREDA, Raipur)                                  | 19750                                      |
| 6.        | Goa (Directorate of Agriculture, Caranzalem)                  | 450                                        |
| 7.        | Gujarat (GAIC Ltd., Ahmedabad)                                | 23300                                      |
| 8.        | Haryana, (Directorate of Agriculture, Panchkula )             | 8050                                       |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh (Dir. of Agri., Shimla)                      | 1630                                       |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir (JKEDA, Srinagar)                              | 750                                        |
| 11.       | Jharkhand (JHREDA, Ranchi)                                    | 1500                                       |
| 12.       | Karnataka (RD&PR Deptt., Bangalore)                           | 66800                                      |
| 13.       | Kerala (Directorate of Agril. and ANERT Thiruvnanthapuram)    | 17425                                      |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh (MPSAIDC, Ltd. Bhopal)                         | 57100                                      |
| 15.       | Maharashtra (RD&WC Dept., Mumbai)                             | 70660                                      |
| 16.       | Manipur (MANIREDA)                                            | 50                                         |
| 17.       | Meghalaya (MNREDA, Shillong)                                  | 2500                                       |
| 18.       | Mizoram (Directorate of Animal Husbandry& Veterinary, Aizawl) | 3200                                       |
| 19.       | Nagaland (Directorate of New &Renewable Energy, Kohima)       | 2600                                       |
| 20.       | Odisha (OREDA, Bhubaneswar)                                   | 30700                                      |
| 21.       | Puducherry (REAP)                                             | 100                                        |
| 22.       | Punjab (PEDA , Chandigarh)                                    | 57600                                      |
| 23.       | Rajasthan (BDTC, CTAE, Udaipur)                               | 3475                                       |
| 24.       | Sikkim (SREDA, Gangtok)                                       | 1000                                       |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu ( Directorate of Rural Development &PR, Chennai)   | 4050                                       |
| 26.       | Telangana (TNREDCL, Hyderabad)                                | 19800                                      |
| 27.       | Tripura (TREDA)                                               | 1950                                       |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh (RDD, Lucknow and UPNEDA, Lucknow)              | 13950                                      |
| 29.       | Uttrakhand (UREDA, Dehradun and Rural Dev. Dept., Pauri)      | 6110                                       |
| 30.       | West Bengal (WBREDA, Kolkata)                                 | 28000                                      |
| 31.       | KVIC, Mumbai *                                                | 69460                                      |
|           | Total                                                         | 6,13,800                                   |