Agencies involved in policy, funding and implementation activities relating to biomass
This table enlists various departments of Central government of India as well as state departments, NGOs and consortia as well as financial institutions which are helping in shaping and encouraging bioenergy activities
| Name of organization | Website | Key areas of activity |
| Chhattisgarh biofuel development authority | http://www.cbdacg.com/aboutus.htm | Promotion of research and development in biofuels, reduction of toxic emissions, policies and programme approval, resource identification, allocation. |
| Department of agriculture, State govt of West Bengal | Jatropha plantations | |
| Department of Biotechnology | http://dbtindia.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=360 | Funding various initiatives and energy centres. |
| Ethanol India | http://ethanolindia.net/ | Information on biofuels - ethanol, biodiesel |
| Indian railways (Southern railways in particular) | http://indianrailways.gov.in | Diesel engines running on biodiesel blends from non edible and left over cooking oils. |
| Maharashtra Energy Development Agency | http://www.mahaurja.com/ | Nodal agency for MNRE, resource centre, information resource centre for renewable energy including bioenergy |
| Ministry of environment and forests | http://envfor.nic.in/, http://www.jatrophaworld.org/indian_secene_14.html | Jatropha plantation 20,000 hectares |
| Ministry of Renewable Energy (MNRE) | http://www.mnre.gov.in/ | Nodal agency for all efforts relating to renewable energy. |
| National Biofuel Centre, Petroleum Conservation Research Association | http://www.pcra-biofuels.org/pcraNBC.htm | Promotion, information dissemination and education campaign on bio-fuels through electronic, print, and personal contact programmes |
| National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board (Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India) | http://www.novodboard.com/ | Integrated development of tree borne oilseeds like Jatropha, Pongamia. |
| Planning commission | http://planningcommission.nic.in/ | Biofuel policies, reports, assessment |
| Rain shadow area development department, Andhra Pradesh government | http://rsad.ap.gov.in/biodiesel.html | Jatropha, Pongamia plantation |
| Samagra Vikas | ||
| Samagra Vikas trust | http://Samagravikasa.org | Jatropha, Pongamia plantation, oil extraction, biofuel workshops (does not seem to be active in the area anymore, no mention of biofuel on the website) |
| Sarojini Naidu Mahila Vikas Avam Kalyan Sansthan | http://www.rajasthan.ngosindia.com/sarojni-naidu-mahila-vikas-avam-kalyan-sansthan-jaipur.html | Jatropha plantation training to farmers, Cultivation in Rajasthan |
| State governements of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal | Jatropha plantation, awareness, nurseries, Jatropha gene bank (Uttaranchal) | |
| The energy research institute | http://www.teriin.org/ | Publishes information on biofuels, utilization of biomass, including residues and wastes as fuels. Development of biomass gasifiers , role in biofuels resource and consumption surveys, pre-feasibility studies, technology assessment, techno-economic feasibility studies. |
| Yes bank | http://www.yesbank.in/knowledge-banking/food-and-agri-business/knowledge-partnerships.html | Banking with bioufuel and greentech companies. Knowledge partners in various biofuel endeavours with |