(a) whether the Government proposes to make it compulsory for the States to meet their 10
percent demand of energy through non-conventional energy sources;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of energy being generated by different sources of non-conventional energy
as on date, State-wise;
(d) whether Government proposes to increase the production of bio-gas with a view to make
villages self-reliant to fulfil their energy demands; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY(SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR)
(a): No, Sir.
(b): Does not arise.
(c): State-wise details of cumulative achievements under different renewable energy programmes
as on 30.9.2007 are given in the Annexure.
(d) & (e): A National Biogas and Mannure Management Programme ((NBMMP), which caters to
promotion of family type biogas plants, is under implementation in all States and Union
Territories with the objective of meeting cooking fuel requirements. As on 31.10.2007,
subsidy has been provided for setting up around 39.70 lakh family type biogas plants in
the country. A target of setting up of 1,01,860 family type biogas plants has been
allocated to States and Union Territories for 2007-08.