Cabinet Clears Rs 23,731 Cr GOBARdhan Scheme To Boost Biogas Production

NEW DELHI : The Cabinet on Thursday approved a unified circular bioenergy scheme with an outlay of Rs 23,731 crore aimed at boosting biogas production in the country.

The GOBARdhan scheme will be implemented from 2026-27 to 2035-36 and will establish compressed biogas as a major pillar of India’s future energy mix, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at a briefing.

The scheme aims to transform the country’s abundant agricultural residue, cattle dung, press mud, municipal organic waste and other biomass resources into clean fuel, organic manure, rural income and national economic value, an official release said.