Lok Sabha Question No. 266 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Krishi UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 266

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  21st December 2023 )

## KRISHI UDAN SCHEME

266.    DR. G. RANJITH REDDY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of airports which have been included under Krishi UDAN Scheme in the country;
- (b) the details of facilities and incentives given for movement of agriproduce by air transport;
- (c)  whether  it  is  true  that  Telangana  has  not  been  included  in  the above scheme for transport of perishable fruits, vegetables and other agri products and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  efforts  being  made  to  include  some  of  the  airports  from Telangana under Krishi UDAN Scheme?

## ANSWER

Minister  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri  Jyotiraditya  M&#46; Scindia)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO. 266 FOR 21.12.2023 REGARDING KRISHI UDAN SCHEME   (a) The State-wise list of 58 Airports covered under the Krishi Udan Scheme is at

Annexure.;      (b)  Krishi  Udan  Scheme  seeks  to  ensure seamless, cost effective, time bound air transportation and associated logistics for all agri produce originating especially  from  North  East,  hilly  and  tribal  regions  of  the country.  In order to facilitate and incentivise movement of agri-produce  by  air  transportation,  the  scheme  envisages waiver  of  Landing  charges,  Parking  charges,  etc.  provided for Indian freighters by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Ministry of Defence at selected airports under the scheme.; (c)  &  (d)  All  agri  and  perishable  commodities  are  covered under  Krishi  Udan  Scheme  in  the  country  at  selected  58 airports,  which  includes  horticulture,  fishery,  livestock  and processed products. Krishi Udan is an ongoing Scheme and is reviewed from time to time in consultation with stakeholders.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER 266 FOR ANSWER ON 21.12.2023

## Annexure

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

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territory   | Airport                |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar       | 1. Port Blair          |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh          | 2. Visakhapatnam       |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh       | 3. Tezu                |
|         4 | Assam                   | 4. Dibrugarh           |
|         4 | Assam                   | 5. Jorhat              |
|         4 | Assam                   | 6. Lilabari            |
|         4 | Assam                   | 7. Rupsi               |
|         4 | Assam                   | 8. Silchar             |
|         4 | Assam                   | 9. Tezpur              |
|         5 | Bihar                   | 10. Patna              |
|         5 | Bihar                   | 11. Darbhanga          |
|         6 | Chandigarh              | 12. Chandigarh         |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh            | 13. Raipur             |
|         8 | Goa                     | 14. Goa                |
|         9 | Gujarat                 | 15. Bhuj               |
|         9 | Gujarat                 | 16. Jamnagar           |
|         9 | Gujarat                 | 17. Rajkot             |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh        | 18. Bhuntar            |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh        | 19. Gaggal             |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh        | 20. Shimla             |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir         | 21. Jammu              |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir         | 22. Srinagar           |
|        12 | Jharkhand               | 23. Ranchi             |
|        13 | Karnataka               | 24. Belagavi           |
|        14 | Kerala                  | 25. Thiruvananthapuram |
|        15 | Ladakh                  | 26. Leh                |
|        16 | Lakshadweep             | 27. Agatti             |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh          | 28. Indore 29. Bhopal  |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh          | 30. Jabalpur           |
|        18 | Maharashtra             | 31. Nashik             |
|        18 | Maharashtra             | 32. Pune               |
|        19 | Manipur                 | 33. Imphal             |
|        20 | Meghalaya               | 34. Shillong           |
|        21 | Mizoram                 | 35. Lengpui            |
|        22 | Nagaland                | 36. Dimapur            |

|   23 | Odisha        | 37. Jharsuguda      |
|------|---------------|---------------------|
|   24 | Punjab        | 38. Adampur         |
|   24 | Punjab        | 39. Amritsar        |
|   24 | Punjab        | 40. Pathankot       |
|   25 | Rajasthan     | 41. Jaisalmer       |
|   25 | Rajasthan     | 42. Jodhpur         |
|   26 | Sikkim        | 43. Pakyong         |
|   27 | Tamil Nadu    | 44. Coimbatore      |
|   27 | Tamil Nadu    | 45. Tiruchirappalli |
|   28 | Tripura       | 46. Agartala        |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 47. Agra            |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 48. Bareli          |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 49. Gorakhpur       |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 50. Hindon          |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 51. Kanpur          |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 52. Prayagraj       |
|   29 | Uttar Pradesh | 53. Varanasi        |
|   30 | Uttarakhand   | 54. Dehradun        |
|   30 | Uttarakhand   | 55. Pantnagar       |
|   30 | Uttarakhand   | 56. Pithoragarh     |
|   31 | West Bengal   | 57. Bagdogra        |
|   31 | West Bengal   | 58. Kolkata         |