Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme for CBG sector
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme to accelerate growth of the compressed biogas (CBG) sector. The scheme aims to raise domestic CBG production ten-fold and to mobilise large-scale private investment. It advances India's waste-to-energy, rural sanitation and clean-fuel goals while cutting dependence on imported fossil fuels.
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- Outlay: ₹23,371 crore, cleared by the Union Cabinet.
- Targets a ten-fold rise in domestic Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production.
- Aims to mobilise large-scale private investment in the CBG sector.
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