Lok Sabha Question No. 2949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Kisan Rail
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Rajbahadur Singh, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2949 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## KISAN RAIL

2949.

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of Railways be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any quantifiable data indicating the total  expenditure  under  the  scheme  of  Kisan  Rail  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  to  show  the  number  of rails currently running across the country including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha under this flagship programme,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;  and
- (c)  the  details  of  fresh  fruits  and  vegetables  which  have  been transported under the following scheme since January 2021, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2949 BY SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY, SHRI PRATAP  CHANDRA  SARANGI,  SHRI  SANGAM  LAL  GUPTA,  SHRI RAJBAHADUR  SINGH,  DR.  RAMAPATI  RAM  TRIPATHI  AND  SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 REGARDING KISAN RAIL

(a) to (c):  Since the launch of Kisan Rail service on 7 th  August 2020 and  upto  30 th   June  2022,  Railways  have  operated  around  2,359 Kisan Rail services, transporting approximately 7.9 lakh tonnes of perishables including onion, banana, potato,  ginger, garlic, mango, grapes, pomegranate, oranges, chikoo, lemon, capsicum, cabbage, cauliflower, and other fruits and vegetables.   Subsidy disbursed by Railway  during  2020-2021,  2021-2022  and  2022-2023  (Upto  30 th June) is ₹ 27.80 crores, ₹ 121.86 crores and ₹ 4.0 crores respectively.  The  State-wise  break  up  of  number  of  services  is  as under:-

## (Provisional figures)

| State (train originating)   | No. of Kisan Rail Service (upto 30 th June 2022)   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh              | 116                                                |
| Assam                       | 1                                                  |
| Gujarat                     | 62                                                 |
| Karnataka                   | 46                                                 |
| Maharashtra                 | 1,838                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 74                                                 |
| Punjab                      | 15                                                 |
| Rajasthan                   | 5                                                  |
| Telangana                   | 66                                                 |
| Tripura                     | 1                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 76                                                 |
| West Bengal                 | 59                                                 |
| Total                       | 2,359                                              |

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