Approval date: 22 April 2026
Release date: 5 May 2026
Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis
Budget for 2026-27: ?500 crore
State waste: 24,500 metric tonnes municipal solid waste/day; >20 million metric tonnes agricultural residue/year
Goal: CBG project in every district of Maharashtra
Minimum project capacity: 200 tonnes segregated organic waste per day
Implementation models: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Hybrid Annuity Model
Steering committee head: Chief Secretary
Viability Gap Funding: Up to Rs75 lakh per tonne capacity; max ?15 crore per project
SGST refund: 2.5% after production starts
Land cancellation condition: If not operational in 2 years
National linkages: SATAT, GOBARdhan, Swachh Bharat Mission
CBG definition: Purified biogas used as transport and industrial fuel
Source segregation required: Organic vs inorganic waste
Link to Net-Zero target: India’s 2070 goal
Month: Current Affairs - May 09, 2026
Category: Environment, Energy