In order to encourage development and production of alternate fuel in the country, the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) under Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has issued licences to set up bio-gas based and coal bed methane based natural gas filling plants. PESO has also issued 14 licenses and 7 approvals for filling and storage of compressed Bio-gas in cylinders. Further, 7 licenses have also been issued for dispensing of Coal bed methane based natural gas as a fuel in automotive vehicles. PESO has issued permission to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up hydrogen manufacturing and dispensing facilities at their R&D centre located at Faridabad, Haryana.