Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) for setting up family type biogas plants in the country. The objective of the scheme is to provide clean gaseous fuel for cooking and organic bio-manure as a by-product in the form of biogas plant leftover slurry, which contains higher values of Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N, P&K). MNRE has allocated to the States /UTs an annual target of setting up one lakh family size biogas plants (1 m3 to 6 m3 capacity) for the current year, 2016-17.