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 Bio-fuel is the need of the
Nation and Uttarakhand State is
rightly contributing to release pressure on traditional
source of energy through its
different programmes, promoting
non conventional sources of fuel
in the State.
The Bio-fuel Species Plantation
is pioneer and unique programme
that Government of Uttarakhand
has initiated, with the view to
produce Bio-diesel through
promotion of Jatropha Curcas in
degraded and waste lands,
considered one of the most
suitable species for
Bio-diesel,. The plantation of Jatropha Curcas in degraded and
waste land shall provide
employment to poor and
marginalized section specially
families Below Poverty Line (BPL), SC
and ST category. It shall also
help in soil conservation and
treatment of landslides area in
hills, simultaneously enhance
the green patches in the State.
The Bio- Fuel Species Plantation
programme was launched in 2004,
by inviting EOI for an area of
about 2,00,000 hectares waste
land of the
State. The main thrust behind
the project is promotion of
Bio-fuel species for economical,
environmental and social
benefits to lower and marginal
families. To ensure adequate
planning, proper functioning and
participation in the Jatropha
Plantation programme; Tripartite
agreement has been formulated
and constituted between State
government through forest
department, Uttarakhand Forest
Development Corporation and
Uttarakhand Bio-diesel Company
Ltd.
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Tri-partite
Agreement………..
A tripartite
agreement was
signed on 16th
June 2004 in
presence of
Hon’ble Chief
Minister of
Uttarakhand
amongst
Govt. of
Uttarakhand
through Forest
Department
Uttarakhand Van
Vikash Nigam
Uttaranchal Bio-
Fuel Ltd.
with a objective
to create mass
scale employment
for rural poor,
schedule caste
(SC), Scheduled
Tribes (ST) and
people living
below poverty
line in the
State of
Uttarakhand. The
agreement
provides an
opportunity to
best use of
degraded and
waste land by
planting
Jatropha curcas,
which is best
suitable plant
for lower grade
land and in
other hand
better yield
providing for
Bio-fuel
production. To
facilitate
plantation,
motivation,
training and
fund management,
a non profit
making society
that is
presently
working as
Uttarakhand
Bio-fuel Board,
is proposed to
be formed.
Uttarakhand
Forest
Development
Corporation
shall
responsible for
purchasing of
seeds from
growers at the
rate of Rs3/-
kg, could be
amended as per
the rate of
Bio-fuel in the
market and
Uttarakhand
Bio-Fuel Ltd.
shall
responsible to
set up a
Tranesterification
unit for oil
extraction and
purchasing of
entire quantity
of seeds at the
rate of
Rs3500/MT up to
six years of
plantation. 20%
of price
adjustment
formula shall be
applicable from
sixth to tenth
year. From
eleventh year
the purchase
price will be
calculated as
per following
formula
(Y/X) x
Rs3500/-
{Basic rate of
Diesel as on
date of
plantation say
“X”}
{Basic rate of
Diesel after 10
years of
plantation say
“y”}
In case of any
dispute and
differences of
opinion among
the parties
regarding any
condition under
the agreement
the same shall
be referred to
the Arbitration
& Conciliation
Act 1996.
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As per the tripartite
agreement Uttarakhand
Bio-Fuel Ltd. is under a
process of establishing
a plant that would
produce 50 MT / day of
bio-diesel by
tranesterification
process in the initial
stage. The plant is
being established in
Amanatgarh near
Biharigarh and is in the
final stage of
construction and would
commercial production by
April/ May 08. It is
proposed to enhance the
Capacity of the plant
two 600 MT/ day in due
course.
The specific guidelines
are formulated for each
stakeholder under the
tripartite agreement as
below:
Stakeholders under
the tripartite
agreement:
1. State
Government
2. Forest
Department
3. Forest
Development Corporation
4. Vanpanchayats
/ JFMCs
5. Uttarakhand
Bio-fuel Board.
6. Uttarakhand
Bio-fuel Ltd. (UBL)
Role and
Responsibilities of
Stakeholders:-
A) State Government-
1. To
create mass scale
employment for rural
poor, SC/ST & BPL
families of Uttarakhand
priority will be given
in different schemes of
Government of
Uttarakhand & Government
of India for growing and
maintaining the
plantation used in
production of bio-fuel.
2. To nominate
one member each from
forest department & Van
Nigam not below the rank
of Conservator of forest
in the Board.
3. To help the
working of the board.
B) Uttarakhand Forest
Department-
1. To identify
degraded land in the
VPs/ JFMCs in
Uttarakhand for
plantation of bio-fuel
species over a period of
three years.
2. To recommend
the micro plans of
Jatropha plantation for
approval of the Board.
3. To issue the
transit passes for
movement of Jatropha
seeds.
4. To provide
mutually identified
nurseries to Board for
raising bio-fuel
saplings and to grow
saplings for Board and
supply them at cost.
C) Van Panchayats/
JFMCs:
1. Van Panchayats
shall demarcate & assign
the land under their
management for Jatropha
Plantation.
2. Van Panchayat
beneficiaries shall
maintain plantation,
collect seeds and carry
the identify nearest
road side collection
centers of Van Nigam.
D) Uttarakhand Forest
Development Corporation:
1. UFDC will be
sole buyer and
collecting agency for
bio-diesel seeds
produced in the state.
2. Shall enter in
to the agreement with
Van-Panchayats & JFMC to
collect Bio-fuel seeds
3. UFDC will sell
the entire Jatropha
seeds exclusively to
Uttarakhand Bio-fuel
Limited.
E) Uttarakhand
Bio-fuel Board
1.
Board shall make
financial proposals to
arrange institutional
funds, funds under State
government and central
government schemes for
the purpose of Bio-fuel
species plantation.
2. Enter in to an
agreement with VPs/JFMCs.
3. Approve
micro-plans on
recommendation of DFOs
4. Board will
facilitate plantation,
motivation, training,
micro-plan approval.
fund management and
monitoring at VP/JFMC
level.
F) Uttarakhand
Bio-fuel Ltd (UBL)
1.
Invest in purpose of
Bio-fuel seeds.
2. Establishment
of Bio-diesel processing
units.
3. If required
UBL shall invest on
establishment of plant
and machinery of tissue
culture facility.
4. UBL shall use
seeds only for
Bio-diesel production in
Uttarakhand
G) Monitoring &
Evaluation
A. Monitoring is
undertaken at three
levels:
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Internal Monitoring
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External Monitoring
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State level
Monitoring
1.1 Internal
Monitoring:
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By Forest Department
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By Board
1.2 External
Monitoring:
1.3 State Level
Monitoring:
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By PMU (RD)
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By DRDA Almora.
B. Accounts Audited
by
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Audit Wing of Forest
Department
-
Accountant General,
Uttarakhand
-
External Statutory
Auditor
Apart from the
Government Initiatives,
University of Petroleum
& Energy Studies,
Dehradun has established
a well equipped
laboratory namely
“Biofuels Research
Laboratory (BRL)” to
carry out research and
Development activities
on production,
evaluation of
physicochemical
properties and
utilization of Biofuels
such as Straight
Vegetable Oil (SVO),
Bio-ethanol,
Bio-hydrogen, Biogas and
Bio-diesel.
The Indian Institute of
Petroleum (IIP) is
actively pursuing the
utilization of
non-edible oils for the
production of
bio-diesel, additives
for lubricating oils,
saturated and
unsaturated alcohol and
fatty acids and many
other value added
products. The results
obtained so far are
encouraging and need
further investigations
for commercial
exploitation of these
products. Some of the
products used as lube
additives are being
produced commercially
from non-edible oils
based on IIP's
technologies. IIP is
pursuing program
sponsored by DBT on
"Liquid fuels form
Renewable Resources".
The project has two
parts:
Part – A
deals with the
indigenous technology
development for
biodiesel production
using Jatropha Curcas,
Karanj Oil, Mahua Oil
and Salvadora Oil, as a
networking project along
with CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
and NBRI Lucknow.
Part – B
deals with the recovery
of Hydrocarbons from
biomass and their
conversion to liquid
fuel with Rajasthan
University Jaipur as a
networking partner.
Rajasthan University
will be supplying the
biomass to IIP for its
extraction and
conversion to liquid
fuels. Under this
program bulk sample of
bio-diesel will be
prepared using the 30
liter capacity batch
pilot plant available at
IIP.
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