GOBARdhan Scheme- What is GOBARdhan Yojana Announcements in the Budget 2023

Objectives

• Help villages manage their cattle waste, agriculture waste, and, in the long run, all organic waste safely.

• Help communities turn their cattle and organic waste into wealth by utilising decentralised systems.

• Promote environmental sanitation and reduce vector-borne diseases in rural areas by disposing of waste properly.

• Convert organic waste, particularly cattle waste, into biogas and fertiliser for rural use.

• Encourage rural entrepreneurship, employment, and income generation.

Benefits

• Aids in the management of the major solid waste in villages, namely cattle dung, and promotes environmental sanitation.

• Significantly lowers the prevalence of vector-borne diseases and promotes public health

• SHGs/farmer groups are encouraged to seek employment and income generation opportunities.

• Aids in the production of organic manure, which benefits agriculture and farm productivity.

• Encourages household income and savings by lowering LPG costs through the use of biogas as fuel.

Announcements for Gobardhan Scheme

• GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) will establish 500 new 'waste to wealth' plants to promote the circular economy.

• At a total investment of '10,000 crore, these will include 200 compressed biogas (CBG) plants, 75 of which will be in urban areas, and 300 community or cluster-based plants.

• All organisations marketing natural and biogas will be subject to a 5% CBG mandate.

• Appropriate fiscal support will be provided for the collection of bio-mass and distribution of bio-manure.