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In a unique package for farmers, the Cabinet keep the environment safe and clean, a
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) press notification from CCEA said.
chaired by the Prime Minister of India, on
th
28 June 2023, approved Rs. 1,451 crores MDA scheme will grant an amount of Rs.
for Market Development Assistance (MDA) 1,500 per metric tons for marketing organic
scheme to exemplify the model of wealth fertilizers, viz., Fermented Organic Manure
from waste. The move demonstrates the (FOM)/Liquid FOM/Phosphate Rich Organic
Government’s support for GOBARdhan and Manure (PROM) produced as by-products
for green and clean energy. from biogas/Compressed Biogas (CBG)
plants that are set up under the umbrella of
Further, organic manure from GOBARdhan
GOBARdhan initiative.
plants is to be used to enrich the soil and

utcome

This initiative will increase the viability of
biogas/CBG plants, thereby facilitating

the implementation of the Budget
announcement to establish 500 new waste-

to-wealth plants under the GOBARdhan
scheme.

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