Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Implementation of Krishi Udan Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Vijay Baghel, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Shri Ganesh Singh, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 484

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28th November 2024 )

IMPLEMENTATION OF KRISHI UDAN SCHEME

## 484.    SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL

SMT HIMADRI SINGH

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI

SHRI GANESH SINGH

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI

SMT KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the steps taken by the Government for implementing the Krishi
- Udan Scheme and assessing the impact thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  agricultural  products  transported  under  the
- scheme since its introduction in August, 2020;
- (c) the estimated economic benefits to the farmers as a result of air transportation facilitated under the said scheme;
- (d) the details of the airports from where air transport facilities are available in Maharashtra along with the agriculture products transported from Maharashtra during the last three years; and
- (e)  the  breakdown  of  the  number  of  airports  focused  on  North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal regions versus those in other areas?

## ANSWER

- Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL  AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) a)  Krishi Udan is an ongoing Scheme and is reviewed from time to time  in  consultation  with  stakeholders.  Initially  53  Airports  were covered  in  the  Krishi  Udan  Scheme  piloted  for  06  months.  After evaluation  of  the  scheme,  five  more  airports  have  been  included, making it 58 airports covered under Krishi Udan. (b) & (c) The Scheme aims to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time bound,  air  transportation  and  associated  logistics  for  all  agriproduce  originating  especially  from  North-East,  hilly  and  tribal regions of the country, so that it improves their value realisation. All perishable commodities are covered under Krishi Udan Scheme in the  country  which  includes  horticulture,  fishery,  livestock  and processed products. ; 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 Agri-produce. For facilitating and incentivising movement of agri-produce by air transportation, waiver of Landing charges,  Parking  charges,    are  provided  for  Indian  freighters  and P2C  (Passenger-to-Cargo)  Aircraft  by  Airports  Authority  of  India (AAI) and Ministry of Defence at their selected Krishi Udan airports. In addition, Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) and  Terminal Navigational Landing Charges (TNLC) are waived off at the selected AAI airports. (d) Nashik and Pune  airports in Maharashtra are included under the Krishi Udan Scheme.; (e)The  Krishi  Udan  Scheme  covers  58  airports  in  the  country, primarily focusing on 25 airports in North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal region besides 33 airports in other regions/areas. The list of airports is annexed.

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## State-wise List of Airports Covered Under Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme

## (i) North-Eastern Region, Hilly Airports, Tribal Airports & Island (25)

| State/Union Territory   | Airport         |
|-------------------------|-----------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar       | 1. Port Blair   |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 2. Tezu         |
| Assam                   | 3. Dibrugarh    |
| Assam                   | 4. Jorhat       |
| Assam                   | 5. Lilabari     |
| Assam                   | 6. Rupsi        |
| Assam                   | 7. Silchar      |
| Chhattisgarh            | 8. Raipur       |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 9. Bhuntar      |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 10. Gaggal      |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 11. Shimla      |
| Jammu & Kashmir         | 12. Jammu       |
| Jammu & Kashmir         | 13. Srinagar    |
| Jharkhand               | 14. Ranchi      |
| Ladakh                  | 15. Leh         |
| Lakshadweep             | 16. Agatti      |
| Manipur                 | 17. Imphal      |
| Meghalaya               | 18. Shillong    |
| Mizoram                 | 19. Lengpui     |
| Nagaland                | 20. Dimapur     |
| Sikkim                  | 21. Pakyong     |
| Tripura                 | 22. Agartala    |
| Uttarakhand             | 23. Dehradun    |
| Uttarakhand             | 24. Pantnagar   |
| Uttarakhand             | 25. Pithoragarh |

## (ii) Other Airports (33)

| State/Union Territory   | Airport          |
|-------------------------|------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          | 1. Visakhapatnam |
| Assam                   | 2. Tezpur        |
| Bihar                   | 3. Patna         |
|                         | 4. Darbhanga     |
| Chandigarh              | 5. Chandigarh    |
| Goa                     | 6. Goa           |
| Gujarat                 | 7. Bhuj          |
| Gujarat                 | 8. Jamnagar      |

|                | 9. Rajkot              |
|----------------|------------------------|
| Karnataka      | 10. Belagavi           |
| Kerala         | 11. Thiruvananthapuram |
| Madhya Pradesh | 12. Indore             |
| Madhya Pradesh | 13. Bhopal             |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14. Jabalpur           |
| Maharashtra    | 15. Nashik             |
| Maharashtra    | 16. Pune               |
| Odisha         | 17. Jharsuguda         |
| Punjab         | 18. Adampur            |
| Punjab         | 19. Amritsar           |
| Punjab         | 20. Pathankot          |
| Rajasthan      | 21. Jaisalmer          |
| Rajasthan      | 22. Jodhpur            |
| Tamil Nadu     | 23. Coimbatore         |
| Tamil Nadu     | 24. Tiruchirappalli    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 25. Agra               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 26. Bareli             |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 27. Gorakhpur          |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 28. Hindon             |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 29. Kanpur             |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 30. Prayagraj          |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 31. Varanasi           |
| West Bengal    | 32. Bagdogra           |
| West Bengal    | 33. Kolkata            |

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