Recently, Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, it is proposed to facilitate and encourage the movement of agricultural products by air transport.
The scheme will be implemented at 53 airports in the country, with a major focus on Northeast and Tribal areas.
Salient Features of the Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme
- Strengthening of infrastructure related to freight movement in and out of airports.
- Resource mobilization through establishment of convergence mechanisms.
- Developing E-KUSHAL (Krishi UDAN for Sustainable Holistic Agri-Logistics)) for dissemination of information to all stakeholders
- In addition, integration of E-KUSHAL with National Agriculture Market {National Agriculture Market (E-NAM)} is proposed.
Source – The Hindu
