13-02-2021 | 15:23 PM
GOBARDHAN Scheme
• The Agriculture Ministry, Jal Shakti Ministry, Petroleum Ministry and Animal Husbandry Ministry have jointly launched a unified web portal. This web portal will be used for monitoring the progress of GOBARDHAN activities in India.
• This scheme was initiated by the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation as Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources – DHAN scheme (GOBAR-DHAN).
• The scheme is part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The scheme focuses on keeping villages tidy, increasing the income of rural households. It also aims to produce electricity from the waste of cattle.
