Biogas Programme

Biogas Programme is a government scheme that encourages people to set up and use biogas plants to turn animal dung and other organic waste into a clean fuel called biogas.

• Who runs it: In India, it is promoted by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
• What it supports: Setting up small and large biogas plants (often in villages, dairy farms, and institutions) that work in oxygen-free conditions where microbes produce biogas.
• Why it matters: It helps manage waste safely, reduces bad smells and disease-causing germs around open dung heaps, and supports cleaner surroundings.
• Benefits for families: Biogas can be used for cooking and sometimes for electricity, reducing the need for firewood or LPG in some homes.
• Extra useful output: After gas is produced, the leftover slurry becomes a nutrient-rich manure that can be added to fields and gardens.
• Big idea: The programme promotes a simple “waste-to-wealth” cycle—microbes help convert waste into fuel and fertilizer, which is good for both people and the environment.