Madhya Pradesh
Compressed Bio-gas Production Scheme
- 08 Oct 2022
- 2 min read
Why In News?
On October 7, 2022, the Madhya Pradesh Public Relations Department informed that the state government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Agriculture Production Commissioner for the implementation, monitoring and review of the Madhya Pradesh Compressed Bio-gas production scheme.
Key Points
- Additional Chief Secretary Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development and Forests have been made members in this committee.
- Apart from this, Principal Secretary Cooperation, Energy, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion, Panchayat and Rural Development, Urban Development and Housing, New and Renewable Energy, Environment, Medical Education and Scheduled Castes and Tribes Welfare and Secretary Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will also be members.
- The committee will have principal secretary food, civil supplies and consumer protection as member secretary.
- The committee will review the availability of agriculture, forest waste, distillery waste and solid waste of urban bodies in connection with the establishment of compressed bio-gas plants in the state. It will also make an action plan related to the scheme and suggest for setting up bio-gas plants according to various geographical wastes available in the state. The committee will hold at least one meeting in 3 months.
