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Krishi UDAN 2.0 primarily focuses on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, north eastern states and tribal areas.

To achieve better convergence and to improve supply chain competitiveness following can be done-

• Providing more air connectivity (national and international) between origin-destination airports aimed at bringing in improved logistics efficiency.
• Improving infrastructure and performance in processing of air cargo by all stakeholders, including Agri-produce, horticulture, fisheries, livestock products at airports and off-airport facilities, by regulatory participating governmental agencies (PGAs).
• Imparting special focus to air freight of organic and natural produce of NER, Tribal and Hilly Districts.
• Achieving better and timely mapping of Agri-produce production/ supply centres with domestic demand clusters and international markets in sync with the marketing strategies.
• Promoting adoption of plant and animal quarantine and other regulatory requirements (at airport) in the export supply chains end-to-end.
• Enabling paperless and contactless interface with all stakeholders through digitization and digitalization via integration with existing e-platforms and their creation as required.

About Krishi UDAN 1.0

• Krishi UDAN Scheme was launched in August 2020, on international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products so that it improves their value realisation.
• The scope of the Krishi Udaan Scheme was expanded by including more districts/airports across the country with an aim to extend benefit to the farmers.
• The Krishi UDAN is ongoing Scheme and agriculture products have been transported from the various destinations in the country.