Salient Features
- Promotes waste-to-energy plants for generating biogas, Bio-CNG, and electricity from urban, industrial, and agricultural waste.
- Includes three sub-programmes: 1. Waste to Energy: Supports large biogas, Bio-CNG, and power plants.
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- Biomass Programme: Promotes pellets, briquettes, and non-bagasse-based power generation.
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- Biogas Programme: Encourages family and medium-sized biogas setups in rural areas. Beneficiaries: Identified by the central government.