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- Published: August 7, 2020 16:41
New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Friday launched Kisan Rail service from today, dedicated to farmers for transporting their perishable goods.
Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar flagged off the country’s first Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail through video link.
The first train will transport material between Maharashtra’s Devlali and Bihar’s Danapur Railway station. The Kisan Rail will carry fruits and vegetables and will make stoppages at several stations and pick-up and deliver them.
Flaging off of Inaugural run of “#KisanRail “, a special parcel train from Devlali (Maharashtra) to Danapur (Bihar) through Video link today at 10.30 am
Watch live on this Link:https://t.co/hkAITPVUJW
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 7, 2020
About Train’s journey, route and halts…
The train will cover a distance of one thousand 1,519 kilometres in around 32 hours. It will halt at Nasik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Burhanpur, Khandwa, ltarsi, Jabalpur, Satna, Katni, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar and Buxar.
The train, which will run on a weekly basis, is expected to build a national cold supply chain for perishable items like fish, meat and milk.
Flagging off of India’s first ever KISAN RAIL for seamless connectivity among farms, markets & consumers.
The train will cater to the requirements of small farmers & small traders for carrying their perishables to distant places. pic.twitter.com/I6nxYt5hwE
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 7, 2020
The ‘Kisan Rail’ train will run on a weekly basis. It will start from Deolali in Maharashtra’s Nashik at 11 am today and will reach Danapur in Bihar at 6.45 pm on August 8.
What Railway & Agricultural Minister said on ‘Kisan rail’
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar hailed the move and said Kisan Rail would help the farmer get his due for his produce.
Thanking the Railway Ministry, Mr Tomar said, there was no crisis of foodgrains during this covid pandemic as 4 thousand 6 hundred 10 trains transported foodgrains in 96 routes.
PM @NarendraModi जी का मानना है कि देश की प्रगति का इंजन भारतीय रेल को बनना चाहिये। Covid के दौरान रेलवे और किसानों ने देश के कोने कोने में, किसी को भी, किसी भी वस्तु की कमी ना हो, यह सुनिश्चित किया।
इसके लिये रेल और कृषि मंत्रालय के सभी कर्मचारियों को मैं धन्यवाद देता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/HbjVIa4V6P
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 7, 2020
“The Rail Kisan service will boost the income levels of Indian farmers. PM Narendra Modi believes Indian Railways is the engine which will drive India’s growth prospects. Despite the difficulties brought by COVID-19 outbreak, our farmers and Railways ensured there is no shortage of food supply. A lot of steps have been taken for the benefits of Indian farmers and I salute the farmers of our country,” said Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
प्रधानमंत्री @NarendraModi जी ने देश की पहली #KisanRail के लिये अपना अमूल्य मार्गदर्शन और सुझाव दिये।
उनकी इस प्रेरणा से रेलवे ने देश के किसानों के हित में अपने दायित्वों को निभाकर, उन्हें पूर्ण करना सुनिश्चित किया। मैं इसके लिये उनका आभारी हूँ। pic.twitter.com/gqh2Zj7DUL
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 7, 2020
With the launch of Kisan Rail, the Railways aims to help in double farmers’ income. The Railway Ministry said, this will help in bringing perishable agricultural products like vegetables, fruits to the market in a short period of time. The Kisan Rail train with frozen containers is expected to build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of fish, meat and milk.
Kisan Rail initiative was announced in Budget 2020
The announcement regarding “Kisan Rail” was made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in current financial year Budget.
The proposal to use refrigerated parcel vans to ferry perishables was first announced by then railway minister Mamata Banerjee in the 2009-10 Budget, however, it has never took off.
WATCH VIDEO:
किसान हित में महाराष्ट्र के देवलाली से बिहार के दानापुर के बीच आज देश की पहली #KisanRail का शुभारंभ किया गया।
यह ट्रेन दूध, फल, सब्जी जैसी जल्दी खराब हो जाने वाली चीजों को बाजार तक जल्दी पहुंचाने के साथ ही नैशनल कोल्ड सप्लाई चेन को बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभायेगी। pic.twitter.com/AgCivF3EBQ
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 7, 2020