Kisan Rail Subject – Economy Context – Railways red flags Kisan Rail subsidy: exceeded year’s quota in August Concept – The Railways has raised a red flag over the burgeoning operational costs of its Kisan Rail service with the subsidy it gives farmers for transportation of their produce at half-rate already exceeding the […]

Subject: Schemes Context: Kisan Rail started to function Concept: Mango special, Banana Special, Onion Special, Sapota Special are some of the routes of Kisan Rail Thesespecial 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 institutionalise […]

Subject: Schemes Context: India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ will run between Maharashtra and Bihar Concept: The announcement regarding the “Kisan Rail” was made in the current year’s Budget Setting up of a ‘Kisan Rail’ through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode for a cold supply chain to transport perishable goods. This train will help in bringing perishable agricultural products […]