Maharashtra’s New CBG Policy 2026: Rs 500 Crore for Waste-to-Fuel Projects

Q8: Who chairs the steering committee for this policy?
The Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.

Exam-Focused Points

• Policy name:  Compressed Biogas (CBG) Policy, 2026 (Maharashtra)

• 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