KISAN RAIL SCHEME

Subject :Governement Schemes

Context :The South Central Railway started the first ‘Kisan Rail’ service from Telangana on Monday.

Concept :

The train will transport 230 tonne of dry turmeric in 10 parcel vans from the Warangal station to the Barasat station of Sealdah division (West Bengal).
The move is aimed at assisting farmers to sell their produce at better prices, a release said.

About Kisan Rail Scheme

These special seasonal trains identified by the government for farmers to send fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable goods to buyers across India.
Rail and Agriculture ministries are working to institutionalize these “corridors”, or dedicated routes, to make them season-specific to a fruit or vegetable. The plans also include carrying fish and meat in refrigerated containers at some point in the future.
Kisan Rail shall be trains with multi commodities, multi-consignors and multi consignees. These trains shall run between fixed Origin–Destination pairs with en-route stoppages, and loading/ unloading shall be permitted at any of the en-route stoppage.
The Origin–Destination pairs, routes, stoppages, and frequency of the train shall be decided jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Ministry of Railways.