The government is planning to bring 21 more airports under the
Krishi Udan scheme.
About Krishi UDAN scheme
Krishi UDAN Scheme was launched in August 2020, on
international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting
agricultural products so that it improves their value realisation.
The scheme aims to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time-bound air
transportation and associated logistics for all agri-produce.
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.
After the Krishi UDAN success, Krishi Udan 2.0 was
launched in 27 October 2021 to further boost the vision of the
program.
Under Krishi UDAN 2.0, perishable food items from tribal communities,
Northeastern states, and hilly regions would be transported.
Main objectives of Krishi Udan 2.0
Facilitating & incentivizing movement of agri-produce by air
transportation.
Strengthening cargo related infrastructure at airports and off airports.
Concessions sought from other bodies.
Resources-Pooling through establishing Convergence mechanism
Technological convergence:Development of E-KUSHAL (Krishi UDAN for
Sustainable Holistic Agri-Logistics), Platform to be developed facilitate in
information dissemination to all the stakeholders.
