Maharashtra: Kisan Rail completes 600 trips on Central Railway

Central Railway ran its 600th Kisan Rail from Sangola to Muzaffarpur on September 19, 2021. Kisan Rail completing its 600th run on Central Railway proved to be the most successful and biggest game-changing initiative furthering farmer’s prosperity.

Ensuring access to bigger and new markets for the farm produce, with quick transportation, zero wastage, 50 per cent subsidy, the Kisan Rail brought prosperity, joy & hope to the farmers of Maharashtra. Since the introduction of the first Kisan Rail on August 7, 2020,  2,08,378 tonnes of perishables were transported in 600 trips of Kisan Rail by Central Railway.

Central Railway had the distinction of running the first Kisan Rail on August 7, 2020, and the 100th trip of Kisan Rail on 28.12.2020 which was flagged off by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modiji through a weblink. The 500th trip of Kisan Rail ran on August 12, 2021. Now, the 600th trip of Kisan Rail left Sangola to Muzaffarpur on September 19, 2021.

Pomegranate, grapes, lemon, capsicum from Solapur region,  Flowers from Latur and Osmanabad region, Onions from Nashik region, Banana from Bhusawal and Jalgaon region, Oranges from Nagpur region and other fruits and vegetables reach distant markets like Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal quickly and freshly through Kisan Rail enhancing the lives of the farmers, yielding good revenue with bigger markets, good price for their produce, quick transportation, minimum wastage. Kisan Rail has become an engine of growth & prosperity for the people of rural Maharashtra.

The Government has also extended a subsidy of 50 per cent to the farmers as a part of the Government’s vision of Operation Green – TOP to TOTAL under Atmanirbhar Bharat abhiyan. This resulted in railways becoming the first choice of the farmers for their transportation.

Central Railway Manager Anil Kumar Lahoti appreciated the CR team for their efforts in successfully running 600 trips of Kisan Rail till September 19, 2021, through which 2.08 lakh tonnes of fruits and vegetables have been transported.

CR presently runs six Kisan Rails viz. Devlali-Muzaffarpur, Sangola – Muzaffarpur, Sangola-Adarsh Nagar Delhi, Sangola-Shalimar, Raver-Adarsh Nagar Delhi and Savda-Adarsh Nagar Delhi.