Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme now covers 29 states
07 Mar 2022
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The Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0, which aims to increase the share of air cargo of agri-produce like horticulture, fishery, livestock and processed products, has now been extended to cover 29 states and union territories, to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time-bound air transportation and associated logistics for all agri-produce originating especially from North East (including Assam), hilly and tribal regions of the country.
Giving this information in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said all the airports in NER states, including Assam, are covered under the cheme. The main objective of the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 is to increase the share of air carriage in the modal mix for transportation of Agri-produce, which includes horticulture, fishery, livestock and processed products.
Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on 27 October 2021 enhancing the existing provisions, mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, North-Eastern states and tribal areas. For facilitating and incentivising movement of agri-produce by air transportation Airports Authority of India (AAI) provides full waiver landing, parking, Terminal Navigational Landing Charges (TNLC) and Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) for Indian freighters and P2C (Passenger-to-Cargo) aircrafts primarily around 25 airports focusing on North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal region and 28 airports in other regions/areas.
Krishi Udan Scheme is a convergence scheme where eight ministries/departments, namely, ministry of civil aviation, Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Fisheries, ministry of food processing industries, Department of Commerce, ministry of tribal affairs, ministry of development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) would leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce. There is no specific budget for Krishi Udan under the Scheme.
The 29 states covered under the Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme include Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
All the airports in NER States including Assam are covered under the Scheme. The main objective of the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 is to increase the share of air carriage in the modal mix for transportation of agri-produce, which includes horticulture, fishery, livestock and processed products.
