Govt Provides 50 Per Cent Subsidy For Air Transportation Of Fruits And Vegetables From Himalayan, Northeastern States

The government has provided 50 per cent subsidy for air transportation of fruits and vegetables from Himalayan and North-Eastern states under its Operation Greens Scheme.

, that "Under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Operation Greens Scheme TOP to TOTAL, 50 per cent transportation subsidy is now made available for air transportation for 41 notified fruits and vegetables from North-Eastern and Himalayan States to any place in India," the Ministry of Food Processing Industries said in a statement on Wednesday (11 November).

It said that the airlines will provide the transport subsidy directly to the supplier, consignee or agent by way of charging only 50 per cent of the actual contracted freight charges and will claim the balance 50 per cent from the ministry as subsidy.

All the airports in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura from North-East, and Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh among the hilly states are eligible under the scheme.

"In relaxation of other conditions for Operation Greens – TOP to TOTAL Scheme for transportation through Airlines from eligible airports, all consignment of notified fruits and vegetables irrespective of quantity and price would be eligible for 50 per cent freight subsidy," the ministry said.

The transportation subsidy was earlier extended under Operation Greens Scheme for Kisan Rail Scheme with effect from 12th October this year. Railways charge only 50 per cent of freight charges on the notified fruits and vegetables.