GOBARdhan Central Sector Scheme launched with ₹23,731 crore for compressed biogas
Key facts
- Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched the GOBARdhan Central Sector Scheme on 1 October 2026.
- The Cabinet approved it on 6 August 2026, with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore over ten years.
- It aims to raise compressed biogas (CBG) output nearly ten-fold, to about 5 MMSCMD.
- City gas firms must blend CBG: 3% in FY27, 4% in FY28 and 5% from FY29.
- The administered CBG price is ₹2,110 per MMBtu. Greenfield plants get up to ₹2 crore per TPD.
Why it matters
[Policy] India imports nearly half of its natural gas. This scheme turns farm and cattle waste into home-grown gas. It also makes the Petroleum Ministry the single nodal ministry for biogas. Expect questions on the blending targets and the six support tools.
Asked before: NDA (I & II) 2020 asked which gas makes up the largest share of biogas.
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