National Biogas and Manure Management Programme is a Central Sector Scheme, which provides for setting up of Family Type Biogas Plants mainly for rural and semi-urban/households.
A family type biogas plant generates biogas from organic substances such as cattle–dung, and other bio-degradable materials such as biomass from farms, gardens, kitchens and night soil wastes etc.
The process of biogas generation is called anaerobic digestion (AD) and salient benefits includes clean gaseous fuel for cooking and lighting.
Digested slurry from biogas plants is used as enriched bio-manure to supplement the use of chemical fertilizers.
It improves sanitation in villages and semi -urban areas by linking sanitary toilets with biogas plants.
Biogas Plants help in reducing the causes of climate change.
