GUWAHATI: Six airports in Assam are to focus on strengthening the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce under the Krishi Udan Scheme.
The designated airports have been named Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lilabari, Rupsi, Silchar and Tezpur.
Krishi Udan Scheme is a convergence scheme where eight Ministries/Departments namely the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the Department of Fisheries, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the 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.
To facilitate and incentivise the movement of agri-produce by air transportation, waiver of Landing charges, Parking charges, etc. are provided under the scheme for Indian freighters by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Ministry of Defence at selected airports under the Scheme.
Krishi Udan Scheme was launched in August 2020 on international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products to help improve their value realization. Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on October 27, 2021, mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, North Eastern States, and tribal areas. The scheme primarily covers 25 airports focusing on North Eastern, Hilly, and Tribal region besides 33 airports in other regions/areas.
