About

• Kisan Rail service was announced in the Union Budget 2020-21 to provide better market opportunity by transporting perishables and agri-products, including milk, meat, and fish. 
• This is a multi-commodity, multi-consignor/consignee, multi-loading/unloading transportation product which is aimed at providing a wider market to Kisan.
• This service helps in bringing perishable agricultural products like vegetables, fruits to the market in a short period of time. The trains with frozen containers are expected to build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of fish, meat and milk.
• The primary objective of running Kisan Rail trains is to increase the income in the farm sector by connecting production centers to markets and consumption centers. It is a step towards realizing the goal of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022. 
• The first Kisan Rail train was flagged-off on 07.08.2020 between Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar).

Why in News?

• Almost a year since the first Kisan Rail that ran from Maharashtra’s Devlali to Danapur, the cost-effective and convenient Kisan Rail has completed its 500 trips transporting 1.69 lakh tonnes of fruits and vegetables till August 12, 2021.

Reference:

1. https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=1.69-lakh-tonnes-of-fruits-and-vegetables-have-been-transported-via-500-trips-of-Kisan-Rail%3a-Central-Railway&id=424132