Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme to fuel CBG sector growth
The Union Cabinet has approved the GOBARdhan scheme with an outlay of ₹23,371 crore to fuel growth in the compressed biogas (CBG) sector. The scheme aspires to increase domestic CBG production ten-fold and to mobilise large-scale private investment. The Cabinet clearance positions compressed biogas as a focus area within India's biofuel and clean-energy push.
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- Outlay of ₹23,371 crore approved by the Union Cabinet.
- Targets a ten-fold rise in domestic CBG production.
- Aims to mobilise large-scale private investment.
- Focus sector: compressed biogas (CBG).
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