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GOBARdhan — village biogas plants under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)

Funded in the 2026-27 Union Budget: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 (Feb 2026, Demand No. 63 (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation), item 4 SBM-Grameen, BE 2026-27 ₹7,192.00 crore; Notes item 4 (Solid and Liquid Waste Management in all villages))

GOBARdhan · Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, through the district SBM(G) cell · Central scheme, all states

Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) gives each district up to ₹50 lakh to set up community biogas plants that turn cattle dung and farm waste into biogas and slurry manure; households with cattle can be covered with individual plants, especially in hilly areas.

Biomass & bio-energy
Lead benefit
FreeA community biogas plant in your area, built with up to ₹50 lakh of district SBM(G) funds; villagers supply dung and farm waste and get biogas and bio-slurry manure.
Components
1each read from the document
Who can apply
Allapplicants
Closing date
Noneapply any time

What it pays

FreeA community biogas plant in your area, built with up to ₹50 lakh of district SBM(G) funds; villagers supply dung and farm waste and get biogas and bio-slurry manure.

Up to ₹50 lakh per district for community (or, where feasible, household) biogas plants — the plant is built by the district, not paid to a farmer.

Read from SBM (Grameen) Phase II Operational Guidelines (2020) · clause cl. 15.1 Programme funding provisions, District level SLWM activities, GOBAR-Dhan Projects · p. 51 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Annexure-III: "at least one model community-level biogas plant per district is mandatory"; "Individual biogas plants are also allowed for households having cattle and in hilly areas". More plants can be set up with 15th Finance Commission grants or other funds following the MNRE biogas assistance norms (Annexure-III, Planning and Implementation).

“District level SLWM activities — GOBAR-Dhan Projects: Upto Rs.50 lakh per District”

How much can I claim?

A community biogas plant in your area, built with up to ₹50 lakh of district SBM(G) funds; villagers supply dung and farm waste and get biogas and bio-slurry manure.

Read from SBM (Grameen) Phase II Operational Guidelines (2020) · clause cl. 15.1 Programme funding provisions, District level SLWM activities, GOBAR-Dhan Projects · p. 51 · Our copy (PDF)

Annexure-III: "at least one model community-level biogas plant per district is mandatory"; "Individual biogas plants are also allowed for households having cattle and in hilly areas". More plants can be set up with 15th Finance Commission grants or other funds following the MNRE biogas assistance norms (Annexure-III, Planning and Implementation).

Who can apply

  • All applicants

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    How to apply

    1. There is no individual application form: the district puts at least one model GOBARdhan project into its District Implementation Plan, preferably near a gaushala, market or institution with plenty of organic waste (Annexure-III, District Plan).
    2. Ask your Gram Panchayat or the district Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) cell to include your village, gaushala or cattle-keeping households in the plan; Gram Panchayats can run the plants (cl. 5.4.1.2).
    3. Biogas plants, including private ones, are registered on the GOBARdhan Unified Registration Portal (gobardhan.sbm.gov.in).
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    When to apply

    The guidelines set no closing date.

    Combining with other schemes

    The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.

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