Lok Sabha Question No. 6268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Proposed Biogas Plant and Gas Infrastructure in Aonla Region
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya

## LOK SABHA

## PROPOSED BIOGAS PLANT AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE IN AONLA REGION

†6268 SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  under  the  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards  Affordable  Transportation (SATAT) scheme to establish a large biogas plant on the Bareilly-Budaun border for utilisation of abundant agricultural stubble in the Aonla region, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether long-term agreements have been ensured with Oil Marketing Companies for procurement of agricultural residue from local farmers, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any plan to make the bio-fertilizer produced from such plant available as fertiliser at subsidised rates, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the current timeline for expansion of gas pipeline network in the Aonla region?

ANSWER

पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛ मंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (c) The Government has adopted a 'Whole-of-Government' approach to promote the production of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) from various waste/biomass sources across the country under the Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) initiative. This approach involves multiple Ministries and Departments, which have introduced various enabling measures to support the growth of the CBG sector nationwide.  The  'Sustainable  Alternative  Towards  Affordable  Transportation  (SATAT)'  initiative  is  one such  enabling  measure  under  GOBARdhan,  wherein  Oil  and  Gas  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  offer assured prices for procurement of CBG from producers.

As per data available on the GOBARdhan portal, in the Bareilly-Badaun region of Uttar Pradesh, 3 CBG plants  have  been  commissioned  and  3  are  under  construction.  This  includes  one  commissioned  and  one under-construction  agricultural  residue-based  CBG  plant  by  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited. HPCL has entered into agreements with local farmers for procurement of paddy straw as feedstock.

Further,  organic  manure  is  one  of  the  co-products  of  CBG  plants.  The  Government  provides  Market Development  Assistance  (MDA)  at  the  rate  of  ₹1,500  per  tonne  to  promote  organic  fertilizers  under  the 'Policy on Promotion of Organic Fertilizers.'

(d)  Providing  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG)  connections,  establishment  of  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG) stations  and  laying  of  pipeline  infrastructure  is  part  of  the  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD) Network, which is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) as per their Minimum Work Programme (MWP) and techno-commercial feasibility.

Aonla Parliamentary Constituency  comprises of Budaun and Bareilly districts. Budaun district is covered under Shahjahanpur and Budaun Districts GA and Bareilly district is covered under Bareilly district GA. PNGRB  has  authorized  Shahjahanpur  and  Budaun  Districts  GA  to  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation Limited  and  Bareilly  district  GA  to  Central  UP  Gas  Limited  for  development  of  CGD  network  in  the respective GA.

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