Lok Sabha Question No. 2996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Krishi Udan Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rajbahadur Singh, Margani Bharat, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 2996 (To be answered on the August 2022) 4th

## KRISHI UDAN SCHEME

2996.

SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH SHRI MARGANI BHARAT DR RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH SHRI PP. CHAUDHARY SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement Krishi Udan Scheme to help farmers in transporting their perishable products to other countries and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that horticulture, such as flowers, etc-, are not transported under Krishi (d) whether the Government proposes to facilitate horticulture farmers from Kadiyam and its surrounding areas in East Godavari district %f Andhra Pradesh to transport flowers, etc and if $0, the details thereof; and (e) the manner in which procurement can be done under Krishi Udan Scheme for exporting fresh fruits and vegetables to foreign countries?
- (b) the details of fresh fruits and vegetables which are transported under the said scheme since January 2021 State-wise;

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN, (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

- (a) The Krishi Udan scheme assists farmers in transporting agriculture products s0 that it improves their value realisation. For facilitating and incentivising movement of agri-produce by air transportation; Airports Authority of India (AAT) 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 58 airports in India:
- (b) Details of perishable cargo handled since January 2021 till June 2022, State-wise is enclosed as Annexure.
- Scheme. Vishakhapatnam Airport in Andhra Pradesh is selected airport under the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0. The scheme provides air transportation from time to time in consultation with stakeholders: However; during the including flowers have been handled at Rajahmundry Airport which is located 22 km away from Kadiyam, Andhra Pradesh.
- (e) Krishi Udan Scheme is a convergence scheme where eight Ministries Departments namely Ministry of Civil A viation; Department of Agriculture Farmers' Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Fisheries, Ministry %f Food Processing Industries,Department of Commerce, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry Of Development of NorthEastern Region (DoNER) would leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce

Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question number 2996 for 04 2022 regarding Aug

| Perishable_Tonnage_in MT Jan 2021 to Jun 2022   | Perishable_Tonnage_in MT Jan 2021 to Jun 2022   | Perishable_Tonnage_in MT Jan 2021 to Jun 2022   | Perishable_Tonnage_in MT Jan 2021 to Jun 2022   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| State                                           | Domestic                                        | International                                   | Grand Total                                     |
| Andaman & Nicobar                               | 4,821                                           |                                                 | 4,821                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                  | 3,401                                           | 11                                              | 3,412                                           |
| Assam                                           | 3,955                                           | 44                                              | 3,999                                           |
| Bihar                                           | 4,653                                           |                                                 | 4,653                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                    | 397                                             |                                                 | 397                                             |
| Delhi                                           | 4,308                                           | 35,152                                          | 39,460                                          |
| Goa                                             | 1,666                                           | 956                                             | 2,621                                           |
| Gujarat                                         | 2,777                                           | 11,023                                          | 13,800                                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                 | 3,335                                           |                                                 | 3,335                                           |
| Jharkhand                                       | 1,099                                           |                                                 | 1,099                                           |
| Karnataka                                       | 5,285                                           | 48,127                                          | 53,412                                          |
| Kerala                                          | 6,434                                           | 67,330                                          | 73,764                                          |
| Ladakh                                          | 1,225                                           |                                                 | 1,225                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                  | 499                                             | 360                                             | 859                                             |
| Maharashtra                                     | 14,597                                          | 62,475                                          | 77,072                                          |
| Manipur                                         | 3,455                                           |                                                 | 3,455                                           |
| Mizoram                                         |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| Nagaland                                        | 763                                             |                                                 | 763                                             |
| Odisha                                          | 2,579                                           |                                                 | 2,579                                           |
| Punjab                                          | 265                                             | 443                                             | 708                                             |
| Rajasthan                                       | 1,149                                           |                                                 | 1,149                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                      | 6,063                                           | 37,547                                          | 43,610                                          |
| Telangana                                       | 5,051                                           | 9,712                                           | 14,763                                          |
| Tripura                                         | 929                                             |                                                 | 929                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                   | 218                                             | 199                                             | 417                                             |
| Uttarakhand                                     |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| West Bengal                                     | 43,185                                          | 12,986                                          | 56,170                                          |

Source: AAICLAS

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