Lok Sabha Question No. 1242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Krishi UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Margani Bharat, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1242

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9th February 2023 )

## KRISHI UDAN SCHEME

1242.    SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI

SHRI MARGANI BHARAT

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Krishi Udaan Scheme to provide  air  transportation  and  logistics  support  for  perishable  agriproduce;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the funds allocated, sanctioned
- and utilised since the inception of the scheme;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  implementation  of  Krishi  Udaan  Scheme  in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  established  temperature  controlled perishable cargo centres under this scheme; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) Yes, Sir. ;

; (b) Krishi Udan Scheme was launched in August 2020 to assist farmers in  transporting  agricultural  products  so  that  it  improves  their  value realization.  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,  NorthEastern  States  and  tribal  areas.  The  scheme  primarily  covers  25 airports focusing on North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal region besides 33 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 would leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agriproduce.  There  is  no  specific  budget  allocation  under  Krishi  Udan Scheme. However, Airports Authority of India (AAI) provides full waiver of  Landing,  Parking,  Terminal  Navigational  Landing  Charges  (TNLC) and Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) for Indian freighters and P2C (Passenger-to-Cargo) Aircraft at its selected Krishi Udan airports. ; (c) Visakhapatnam airport in Andhra Pradesh is included under Krishi Udan  Scheme.  Out  of  the  total  Domestic  Air  Cargo  handled  at Visakhapatnam Airport, i.e. 4,306 MT in FY 2021-22, around 46% i.e. 1,988 MT was perishable cargo. ; (d) & (e) State-wise List of Airports Under Krishi Udan Scheme having Cold Storage facilities is at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 1242 for

## answer on 09.02.2023

State-wise List of Airports Under Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme having Cold Storage facilities

| State/Union Territory   | Airport            |
|-------------------------|--------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar       | Port Blair         |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Visakhapatnam      |
| Goa                     | Goa                |
| Jammu & Kashmir         | Srinagar           |
| Kerala                  | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Madhya Pradesh          | Indore             |
| Madhya Pradesh          | Bhopal             |
| Maharashtra             | Nashik             |
| Punjab                  | Amritsar           |
| Tamil Nadu              | Coimbatore         |
| Tamil Nadu              | Tiruchirappalli    |
| Uttar Pradesh           | Varanasi           |
| West Bengal             | Bagdogra           |
| West Bengal             | Kolkata            |

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