Lok Sabha Question No. 3516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Krishi Udan 2.0
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3516 (To be answered on the 24th March 2022)

KRISHI UDAN 2.0

3516.

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) the main objectives of Krishi Udan 2.0;
- (c) the names of the locations in the country from where this service is likely to be started;

be pleased to state: -

- (b) the manner in which it is different from the scheme launched in 2020 for the transportation of agricultural products;
- (d) the names of the districts in Gujarat which are likely to be connected with this service; and
- (e) whether this service is likely to be started from rural districts of Gujarat especially in Amreli/Banaskantha districts?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) and (b) Krishi Udan Scheme 1.0 was launched in August 2020 on international and national routes to assist iarmers in transporting agricultural products so that it improves their value realization: Under Krishi Udan 1.0, the waiver of landing; parking, Terminal Navigational Landing Charges (TNLC) and Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) by Airports Authority of India for Indian freighter and P2C (Passenger-to-Cargo) aircraft was available if agri-produce account for over

Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on 27 October 2021 enhancing the existing provisions, mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products from the areas, North-Eastern States and tribal areas: hilly

The Krishi Udan Scheme is a convergence scheme where eight Ministries/Departments namely Ministry 0f Civil A viation, Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare; Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Commerce; Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) wvould leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce. For facilitating and incentivizing movement of agri-produce by air transportation, Airports Authority of India (AAI)

and P2C Aircrafye primarily around 25 airports focusing on North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal region and 28 airports in other regionslareas of Krishi Udan 2.0 are to increase the share %f air in the modal mix The objective on various components & processed of sustainable and resilient Agri-produce, value chains private sector to improve supply

- destination airports aimed at bringing in improved logistical efficiency:
- Agencies (PGAs):
- of Agri-produce production/ supply (iv) achieving better and timely mapping\_ markets in with the centres with domestic demand ciusters and international sync
- focus to air freight of organic and natural produce of NER, (iii) imparting Tribal and Hilly Districts: special
- Sgitizationgna degitalization via integration with existing e-platforms and their creation wherever required:
- (c) Primarily the scheme was focusing o 25 airports % North-Easteru Region; Adampur (Jalandhar) Agra, Amritsar, Bagdogra Bareilly; Bhuj; frichy; Trivandrum; Varanasi and Visakhapatnam have been included in Tezpur, the Scheme:
- (d) and (e) Currently: Bhuj, Jamnagar and Rajkot airports from Gujarat are {acluded ender Krisii Udan Scheme;Krishi Udan is an Ongoing Scheme and is reviewed from time to time in consultation with stakeholders