Kisan Rail News

The Centre is likely to announce an expansion of the 'Kisan Railway' Scheme. The first ‘Kisan Rail' was introduced from Devlali to Danapur on 7th August, 2020. The 100th ‘Kisan Rail’ from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal was flagged off on 28th December 2020.

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The multi-commodity train service reportedly carried vegetables and fruits. Centre has already extended a subsidy of 50% on transportation of fruits and vegetables. India's first Kisan Rail was introduced from Devlali to Danapur on August 7, 2020.

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PM Modi will flag off the 100th 'Kisan Rail' at 4:30 PM via video conferencing. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will also be present on the occasion. The multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, drumsticks, chillies, onion, etc.

This was the first Kisan Rail in which the farmers and traders availed themselves of a 50 percent concession on freight charge under Operation Greens Four parcel vans carried tomatoes and fruits for Nagpur, eight others were loaded with musk melon, mosambi, lemons and oranges, among others, for New Delhi SCR general manager Gajanan Mallya said the opening of the loading point at Mulakalacheruvu Station would benefit the farmers in the region

Kisan Rail ensures agro-products reach from one corner to another corner of the country in quick time by faster transportation benefitting both the farmers and the consumers It will also give assurance of better prices with faster and cheaper transportation, providing a seamless supply chain It will prevent the destruction of perishable farm produce thereby opening up the scope to increase the income of farmers

FM Sitharaman had announced in May that 'Operation Green' will be expanded with an additional fund of Rs 500 crore and extended from tomatoes, onions and potatoes to all fruits and vegetables The Ministry of Food Processing Industries will initially provide Rs 10 crore to operate the scheme, which will be deposited with the South Central Railway zone The Centre had announced plans of starting special parcel trains called 'Kisan Rail' in the Budget for this financial year

The train was flagged off by Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday via a video link from New Delhi and Amaravati. The rakewas loaded with 14 parcel vans – 4 vans load meant for Nagpur and another 10 Vans load for Adarsh Nagar – totaling 332 tonnes. The train provides fast transport connectivity between Anantapur to New Delhi as it covers a distance of 2150 Km in approximately 40 hours.

The newly introduced Kisan Rail starts from Anantapur Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh and reaches Adarsh Nagar Station, New Delhi The rake is loaded with 14 parcel vans – 4 vans load meant for Nagpur and another 10 Vans load for Adarsh Nagar – totalling 332 tonnes The inaugural Kisan Rail loaded with Tomato, Bananas, Sweet Orange, Papaya, Muskmelons and Mangoes

India's first 'Kisan Rail' was flagged off from Maharashtra's Deolali The train was flagged off by Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal 'Kisan Rail' is a weekly service that will depart from Deolali every Friday at 11 AM and reach Danapur the next day at 6.45 PM The train will cover a distance of 1,519 kms in 31.45 hours on a single trip