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Who
is doing what
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CHHATTISGARH
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Govt.
of Chhattisgarh
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| Policy Initiatives: |
Vide Govt. Notification No.F-10-5/2005/1/5
dtd. 25.1.2005, a specific authority named Chhattisgarh Biofuel
Development Authority(CBDA)gas been set up on 26.01.2005 for
development of biofuel in the state. |
| Vide
Govt. Notification No. F-4-59/Seven/2005 dtd. 03.09.2005, Govt.
fallow land is being offered on lease to the private entrepreneur
to undertake Jatropha plantation as per following rent;- |
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First Year Rs 100/
- per Ha
Second year Rs 225/ -per Ha
Sixth and seventh year Rs 500/- per Ha
Eighth year onwards Rs 1000/- per Ha
and also to put up biodiesel plant of appropriate capacity.
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Govt. has announced support price for Jatropha / Karanja seeds
and their oil. The support prices for Jatropha and Karanja seed
and their oils are declared as Rs 4.50/- per kg and Rs 18/-
per liter respectively |
| Chhattisgarh Biofuel
Development Authority (CBDA): |
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Chhattisgarh govt. has established a specific authority "Chhattisgarh
Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA)" for promotion of
Biofuel in Chhattisgarh. |
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and objectives of the authority (CBDA) are:- |
| Promote
Research and Development facility for undertaking need based
research, developing appropriate technology and extension packages
to attain the targeted out put. |
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Increasing rural income and women empowerment. |
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Generating rural employment. |
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Promoting Renewable energy through harnessing the Bio-fuel energy. |
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Growing TBOs and extracting Biofuel through identification of
areas conducive for TBOs |
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Reducing the import bill of oil for the country/ State. |
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Promoting availability of organic manure. |
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Reduction of toxic emission during combustion of Bio-fuel, which
is practically free of sulphurous compound. |
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Reduction of green house gas emissions through substitution
of fossil fuel with plant oil based fuels. |
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Self reliance and fuel security. |
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Earning carbon credits. |
| Function |
| To
approve the policies and programs related to biofuel |
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assess, identify and allocate resources under various existing
programmes related to the CBDA and if necessary to mobilize
additional resources for implementing the CBDA programs. |
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To review/ monitor progress of implementation of approved CBDA
programmes. |
| Initiatives
taken by CBDA for promotion of Biofuels |
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5 crore saplings have been distributed
to farmers, private agencies and various department for planting
on their fallow land. |
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95 farmers training programs have been organized at various
places for training them in Jatropha cultivation. About 10,000
have been trained. |
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156 programs in 6 districts have so far been organized through
Lok Kala Jatha (Local Artist Troups) for sensitizing farmers
in local Chattisgarhi language regarding various economic and
social benefits of Jatropha. |
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CBDA has setup 1 KL per day biodiesel manufacturing plant at
Raipur and the same has started production also after due trials.
Currently Biodiesel so produced is being used in the CM's official
vehicle, department buses and in public transport. |
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So far 2000 liters of biodiesel has been used in the departmental,
vehicles including CM's official vehicle as 20% lend with petrodiesel
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| Other Initiatives |
| 6 lakh saplings of
Jatropha have been planted with the involvement of State's Forest,
Agriculture, Panchayat and Rural Development Departments |
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per the Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board, the state has
the target to cover 1 million ha of land under Jatropha plantation |
| Ten
reputed bio-diesel companies, including the UK-based D1 Oils,
have offered to set up Jatropha oil-extraction units or to buy
the produce from farmers in Chhattisgarh. |
| Companies
like Indian Oil, Indian Railways and Hindustan Petroleum have
each deposited Rs 10 lakh as security for future MoUs with the
state government. |
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| Note: This information
has been provided by concerned agency, yet to be ascertained
by PCRA |
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