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(f) Innovative revenue streams
(g) Swachh Bharat Kosh
(h) Corporate social responsibility
(i) Market borrowing
(j) External assistance
The Government of India sanctioned the implementation of the
programme on energy from urban, industrial, and agricultural
wastes/residues in 2013 during the Twelfth Plan period. It aims to
promote setting up of projects for recovery of energy from urban,
industrial, and agricultural wastes; and to create conducive conditions
and environment, with fiscal and financial regime, to develop,
demonstrate, and disseminate utilization of wastes and residues for
recovery of energy.
Table 2.24 illustrates the capital subsidy available to the promoters:
Table 2.24: Capital Subsidy Available to the Promoters
Waste/Processes/Technology Capital Subsidy
Power generation from Municipal Solid Waste INR 2.00 crore/MW (Max. INR 10 crore/project)
Power generation from biogas at Sewage INR 2.00 crore/MW or bio-CNG from 12,000 m3
Treatment Plant or through biomethanation of biogas/day (Max. INR 5 crore/project)
Urban and Agricultural Waste/residues
Biogas generation from Urban, Industrial and INR 0.50 crore/MWeq. (12,000 m3 biogas/day
Agricultural Wastes/residues with maximum of INR 5 crore/project)
Power Generation from Biogas (engine/gas INR 1.00 crore/MW Or bio-CNG from 12,000 m3
turbine route) and production of bio-CNG for biogas (Max. INR 5 crore/project)
filling into gas cylinders
Power Generation from Biogas, Solid Industrial, INR 0.20 crore/MW (Max. INR 1 crore/project)
Agricultural Waste/ residues excluding bagasse
through Boiler + Steam Turbine Configuration
Source: MNRE (2013)
Apart from the above incentives to the promoters, there are monetary
incentives for the state nodal agencies, financial assistance for
promotional activities and financial support for R&D activities as well.
Apart from the above-mentioned programmes and subsidies
provided by the central/state governments, various incentives are
also available for financing of infrastructure related to solid waste
management in India. A tax holiday for the project ‘Entity for Solid
Waste Management’ has been provided according to the Union
Budget 2001/02, provision for deduction has been made under Section
801A of the Act in respect to profits, and gains of the undertaking/or
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(g) Swachh Bharat Kosh
(h) Corporate social responsibility
(i) Market borrowing
(j) External assistance
The Government of India sanctioned the implementation of the
programme on energy from urban, industrial, and agricultural
wastes/residues in 2013 during the Twelfth Plan period. It aims to
promote setting up of projects for recovery of energy from urban,
industrial, and agricultural wastes; and to create conducive conditions
and environment, with fiscal and financial regime, to develop,
demonstrate, and disseminate utilization of wastes and residues for
recovery of energy.
Table 2.24 illustrates the capital subsidy available to the promoters:
Table 2.24: Capital Subsidy Available to the Promoters
Waste/Processes/Technology Capital Subsidy
Power generation from Municipal Solid Waste INR 2.00 crore/MW (Max. INR 10 crore/project)
Power generation from biogas at Sewage INR 2.00 crore/MW or bio-CNG from 12,000 m3
Treatment Plant or through biomethanation of biogas/day (Max. INR 5 crore/project)
Urban and Agricultural Waste/residues
Biogas generation from Urban, Industrial and INR 0.50 crore/MWeq. (12,000 m3 biogas/day
Agricultural Wastes/residues with maximum of INR 5 crore/project)
Power Generation from Biogas (engine/gas INR 1.00 crore/MW Or bio-CNG from 12,000 m3
turbine route) and production of bio-CNG for biogas (Max. INR 5 crore/project)
filling into gas cylinders
Power Generation from Biogas, Solid Industrial, INR 0.20 crore/MW (Max. INR 1 crore/project)
Agricultural Waste/ residues excluding bagasse
through Boiler + Steam Turbine Configuration
Source: MNRE (2013)
Apart from the above incentives to the promoters, there are monetary
incentives for the state nodal agencies, financial assistance for
promotional activities and financial support for R&D activities as well.
Apart from the above-mentioned programmes and subsidies
provided by the central/state governments, various incentives are
also available for financing of infrastructure related to solid waste
management in India. A tax holiday for the project ‘Entity for Solid
Waste Management’ has been provided according to the Union
Budget 2001/02, provision for deduction has been made under Section
801A of the Act in respect to profits, and gains of the undertaking/or
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