PM Modi to flag off one centesimal Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to West Bengal

Image Source : PTI PM Modi to flag off one centesimal Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to West Bengal Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will flag off one centesimal Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal, through video conferencing. The occasion is slated to start at 4:30 pm right this moment. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the multi-commodity practice service will carry greens comparable to cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, drumsticks, chilies, onion, in addition to fruits like grapes, oranges, pomegranate, banana, custard apple and many others.  Loading and unloading of perishable commodities will probably be permitted in any respect en route stoppages with no bar on the dimensions of the consignment. The Government of India has prolonged a subsidy of fifty per cent on transportation of fruit and veggies. The first Kisan Rail was launched from Devlali to Danapur on August 7 this 12 months, which was prolonged as much as Muzaffarpur. Its frequency was additionally elevated from weekly to 3 days per week. Kisan Rail has been a “game-changer” in guaranteeing “fast transportation of agriculture produce” throughout the nation. It offers a “seamless” provide chain of perishable produce, as per the PMO. In one other growth, Modi will inaugurate additionally India’s first-ever driverless practice operations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden) on Monday at 11 am through video conferencing.  He will launch the totally operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) companies on the Airport Express Line as nicely in the identical occasion. Latest India News