The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved the state's Compressed Biogas (CBG) Policy, 2026, aimed at scientific waste management and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Under the policy, a coordination committee will be set up in every district for executing biogas projects through public-private partnership on a hybrid annuity model.
An outlay of ₹500 crore has been earmarked for CBG projects in the current financial year, an official release said.
1 April 2026
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In another decision taken at the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the cabinet approved the allotment of 42.55 hectares of land to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for an IT park at Nagewadi in Satara district.
The cabinet also decided that teachers in seven model colleges will be paid basic salaries in line with the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines. Such teachers will be eligible for additional marks in recruitments undertaken by the Higher and Technical Education Department.
A proposal to restructure the premium payable for conversion of land tenure from Occupant Class-2 to Class-1, in accordance with the state's land holding norms, was approved at the meeting, officials said.
