Question : Krishi UDAN 2.0 Scheme

(a) the details of districts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan covered under the Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme;
(b) the funds allocated, utilized and the airlines participated under the scheme;
(c) the timeline for development of e-KUSHAL and the proposal for divergence of data on portal;
(d) whether the Government is planning a proposal for digitisation and integration of data under the scheme with e-National Agricultural Market (e-NAM) portal; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a): Airports of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan covered under the Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme are:
Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Hindon, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi.
Madhya Pradesh: Indore.
Odisha: Nil.
Rajasthan: Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
(b): Krishi Udan is a convergence scheme where eight Ministries/Departments namely Ministry of Civil Aviation, Department of Agriculture & Farmers'' Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Development of North-eastern Region (DoNER) would leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce. Ministry of Civil Aviation has extended the incentives to the freighters and passenger to cargo flights carrying Agri- produce in the selected airports under Krishi UDAN 2.0. There is no budgetary allocation for the Scheme.
(c) to (e): E-KUSHAL (Krishi Udan for Sustainable Holistic Agri-Logistics) will be a single platform which will provide relevant information. It will also assist in coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the scheme, with integration of E-KUSHAL with E-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). Implementation of E-KUSHAL would be done in a phase wise manner in collaboration with the stakeholders.