 It is an initiative aimed at setting up of Compressed Bio-Gas production plants and make it available in the market for use in automotive fuels as a developmental effort that would benefit both vehicle-users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs. 
 The initiative was launched by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in association with Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) viz. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

 Biogas

  It is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste / bio-mass sources like agriculture residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste, etc.
  After purification, it is compressed and called CBG, which has a pure methane content of over 95%.
 Compressed Bio-Gas is exactly similar to the commercially available natural gas in its composition and energy potential. 
 With calorific value and other properties similar to CNG, Compressed Bio-Gas can be used as an alternative, renewable automotive fuel. 

Implementation 

 Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants are proposed to be set up mainly through independent entrepreneurs. 
 CBG produced at these plants will be transported through cascades of cylinders to the fuel station networks of OMCs for marketing as a green transport fuel alternative.

There are multiple benefits from converting agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste into CBG on a commercial scale:

  Responsible waste management, reduction in carbon emissions and pollution  Additional revenue source for farmers
 Boost to entrepreneurship, rural economy and employment
 Support to national commitments in achieving climate change goals
 Reduction in import of natural gas and crude oil  Buffer against crude oil/gas price fluctuations