**Policy Summary: Sustainable Utilization of Animal Waste (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying)**
**Date:** July 30, 2025
**Overview:** This policy outlines the Indian government's approach to promoting the sustainable utilization of waste from the dairy and animal husbandry sectors. It builds upon the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)'s revised guidelines for environmental management of dairy farms and Gaushalas (July 2021), which address environmental issues, dung disposal/utilization, solid waste management, wastewater management, air quality management, and siting policies for dairy farms and Gaushalas in various areas (Urban, Peri-Urban and Rural).
**Key Strategies and Initiatives:**
* **Cattle Waste Utilization Methods:** The policy promotes composting/vermicomposting, biogas/compressed biogas (CBG) production, and the manufacture of dung wood/dung cake for fuel.
* **Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF):** Under the "Animal Waste to Wealth Management" component, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying provides a 3% interest subvention for establishing animal waste management units (e.g., PROM production, Bio-CNG, and infrastructure for cow dung/urine processing).
* **GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan):** This umbrella initiative supports the conversion of organic waste (cattle dung, agri-residue, etc.) to biogas/CBG/Bio-CNG, reflecting a "whole of Government" approach.
* **SATAT (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation):** Launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), this initiative aligns with the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, promoting increased biofuel use, including CBG.
* **MNRE's Biogas Programme:** The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the Biogas Programme (2021-26) under the National Bioenergy Programme, promoting clean and sustainable energy solutions.
**National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Initiatives:**
* **Eco-Friendly Practices:** The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, through NDDB, collaborates with Central/State Governments, dairy cooperatives, and institutional stakeholders to promote eco-friendly practices in the dairy sector.
* **Scientific Manure Management Models:** NDDB has developed and supports successful models:
* Zakariyapura Model (integrated household-level biogas units)
* Varanasi Model (centralized large-scale biogas production for captive use in a dairy plant)
* Banas Model (centralized large-scale CBG production)
* These models emphasize an end-to-end manure value chain, including converting bio-slurry into organic manure/fertilizer. NDDB is replicating these models across multiple states in collaboration with State dairy cooperatives.
* **Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs):** NDDB has signed MoUs with 25 dairy cooperatives across 15 states, outlining joint commitments for sustainable manure management.
* **Financing Scheme:** NDDB has launched a financing scheme to support biogas/CBG plants and slurry processing infrastructure. Project viability is linked to carbon credit monetization, enabling cooperatives and farmers to earn performance-based incentives.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: The Indian government ministry responsible for policies related to fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying.
Central Pollution Control Board: An organization that provided guidelines for environmental management of dairy farms and Gaushalas.
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund: A fund implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying to provide interest subvention for Animal Waste Management units.
Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan GOBARdhan: An initiative of Government of India promoting the conversion of organic waste to biogas.
Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation SATAT: An initiative launched by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas promoting the use of biofuels.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy: The ministry implementing the Biogas Programme as part of its National Bioenergy Programme.
National Dairy Development Board: An organization promoting eco-friendly practices in the dairy sector.
Uttar Pradesh: State in India where Zakariyapura and Varanasi models are implemented.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Waste Management Policies for Sustainable
Utilization of Waste
Posted On: 30 JUL 2025 4:42PM by PIB Delhi
As informed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the revised “Guidelines for Environmental
Management of Dairy Farms and Gaushalas” were issued in July, 2021 covering environmental issues;
methods for disposal/utilisation of dung; solid waste management; wastewater management; air quality
management; siting policy for the Dairy farms and Gaushalas located in Urban, Peri-Urban and Rural areas.
As per the guidelines, following methods are being adopted for promoting sustainable utilization of cattle
waste; (i) Composting/Vermi-composting; (ii) Bio-gas/Compressed biogas (CBG) production (iii)
Manufacture of dung wood or dung cake to be used as fuel.
In order to complement and supplement the efforts of the States and Union Territories to support dairy
farmers for eco-friendly waste management solutions the Government of India has taken following initiatives
and implementing following major schemes:
(i) Under the Animal Waste to Wealth Management component of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure
Development Fund (AHIDF) being implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, 3%
interest subvention is provided to eligible entities for establishment of Animal Waste Management units like
production of PROM, Bio CNG and infrastructure development for cow dung/cow urine processing units.
(ii) Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan): GOBARdhan is an umbrella initiative of
Government of India based on the whole of Government approach. It covers the entire gamut of
schemes/programmes/policies promoting the conversion of organic waste like cattle dung/ agri-residue etc. to
biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG.
(iii) Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative: The initiative was
launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) in line with the National Policy on
Biofuels, 2018, which promotes the increased use of biofuels including Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG).
(iv) MNRE’s Biogas Programme: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of
India, is implementing the Biogas Programme as part of its National Bioenergy Programme (2021–26), with
the aim of promoting clean and sustainable energy solutions at the grassroots.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is
promoting eco-friendly practices in the dairy sector by actively collaborating with the Central/ State
Governments, dairy cooperatives, and various institutional stakeholders. NDDB has developed and is
supporting successful models for scientific manure management: (i) Zakariyapura Model featuring integrated
household-level biogas units; (ii) Varanasi Model is a centralized large-scale biogas production for captive
use in a dairy plant and (iii) Banas Model is a centralized large-scale plant focused on converting biogas into
compressed biogas or CBG.All these models emphasize an end-to-end manure value chain, including the conversion of bio-
slurry into organic manure or fertilizer. They collectively demonstrate the economic and
environmental viability of transforming cattle dung into renewable energy and organic inputs, and
are currently being replicated across multiple states in collaboration with State dairy cooperatives.
To institutionalize and scale these efforts, NDDB has signed Memorandum of Understanding
(MoUs) with 25 dairy cooperatives across 15 states, outlining joint commitments for implementing
sustainable manure management initiatives. NDDB has also launched a dedicated financing
scheme to support the rollout of these models. The scheme provides financial assistance for setting
up biogas/CBG plants and slurry processing infrastructure, while also promoting long-term
sustainability by linking project viability with carbon credit monetization, thereby enabling
participating cooperatives and farmers to earn performance-based incentives.
This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
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Dairying, Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 30 July, 2025.
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