Krishi Udan 2.0

October 29, 2021 February 20, 2022

The Krishi Udan 2.0 aims to transport the perishable food products from northeastern states, hilly regions and tribal areas. It was launched by the Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia in October 2021. It was first announced by the Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman during her budget speech in 2020.

About Krishi Udan 2.0

Under the scheme, around 53 airports have been selected. These airports are those that are run by the Airport Authority of India. Also, the Government of India has selected other airports such Guwahati, Raipur, Srinagar, Leh, Nashik, Nagpur and Ranchi. In these airports, the airside transit and trans-shipment infrastructure are to be developed. The scheme has been formulated with the support of AAICLAS and Invest India. AAICLAS is a 100% subsidiary of Airport Authority of India. AAICLAS is Airport Authority of India Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company. Invest India is National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India. It was established in 2009. It operates under the Commerce Ministry. It mainly focuses on sector specific investments.

Benefits of the Scheme

The scheme offers waiver of charges such as parking and landing for Indian freighters in the selected airports. It will open up new avenues of growth in agricultural sector. It helps to remove the barriers in logistics, supply chain and transportation of farm produce.

Scheme adopts A2A model

The scheme adopts the Agriculture to Aviation model. It converges two sectors. This has been possible because of use of drones in agricultural sector, possible use of biofuel in aircrafts in the future and integration of agricultural products in schemes such as Krishi UDAN.