Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan introduced by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation to streamline the registration of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) and biogas plants nationwide

Source: The post is based on the article “Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan introduced by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation to streamline the registration of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) and biogas plants nationwide”  published in PIB on 26th September 2023

What is the News?

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has introduced a Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan to streamline the registration of Compressed Bio-Gas and biogas plants nationwide. 

What is the GOBARdhan Initiative?

Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan(GOBARdhan) is an umbrella initiative of Government of India based on the whole of Government approach. 

It covers the entire gamut of schemes/programmes/policies promoting the conversion of organic waste like cattle dung/ agri-residue etc to biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG. 

Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti is the coordinating department for GOBARdhan.

What is the Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan?

Anyone who operates or intends to set up a biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG plant in India can obtain a registration number by registering in this unified registration portal. 

The registration number is required to avail benefits/ support from other Ministries/ Departments.

What has been announced in the Budget 2023-24 under GOBARdhan? 

As per Budget Announcement 2023-24, 500 new ‘waste to wealth’ plants under GOBARdhan scheme will be established for promoting the circular economy. 

These will include 200 compressed biogas (CBG) plants, including 75 plants in urban areas, and 300 community or cluster-based plants.

These plants will be established primarily by the private sector with support from stakeholder Ministries/Departments.