Central Railway ran its 600th Kisan Rail from Sangola to Muzaffarpur on 19th September 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 % subsidy, the Kisan Rail brought prosperity, joy & hope to the farmers of Maharashtra. Since the introduction of first Kisan Rail on 7th August 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 7.8.2020 and 100th trip of Kisan Rail on 28.12.2020 which was flagged off by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modiji through weblink. 500th trip of Kisan Rail run on 12.8.2021. Now, 600th trip of Kisan Rail left Sangola to Muzaffarpur on 19.9.2021.
Pomegranate, grapes, lemon, capsicum from Solapur region, Flowers from Latur and Osmanabad region, Onions from Nashik region, Banana from Bhusawal & Jalgaon region, Oranges from Nagpur region & other fruits & vegetables reaches 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% to the farmers as a part of 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.
Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway appreciated the CR team for their efforts in successful running of 600 trips of Kisan Rail till 19.9.2021 through which 2.08 lakh tonnes of fruits and vegetables have been transported.
Central Railway presently runs 6 Kisan Rails viz. Devlali-Muzaffarpur, Sangola – Muzaffarpur, Sangola-Adarsh Nagar Delhi, Sangola-Shalimar, Raver-Adarsh Nagar Delhi and Savda-Adarsh Nagar Delhi.
