One year of Kisan Rail: Railways gives subsidy of Rs 95 Cr, reimbursed with Rs 55 crFrom October 14, 2020 to October 10, 2021, the Indian Railways has provided a subsidy of around Rs 95 crore to farmers for ferrying their g...
31 Oct, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
NFR to run Kisan Special trains from Agartala to Howrah & SealdahThe train will have stoppages at Dharmanagar, Badarpur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbeh...
06 Feb, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
From Kisan Rail to DFC, Railway projects that were executed during pandemic to boost Atmanirbhar BharatDuring his address, President Kovind praised the govt for carrying out the projects that helped India become self-reliant even during the p...
30 Jan, 2021, 12.50 PM IST
Modi flags off 100th 'Kisan Rail', says govt will continue to work to strengthen farmersFlagging off the 100th "Kisan Rail" from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal via video-conferencing, Modi said his government...
28 Dec, 2020, 08.01 PM IST
PM Modi to flag off 100th Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to West Bengal todayAccording to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, capsicum, cabb...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
PM Modi to flag off 100th Kisan Rail on MondayLoading and unloading of perishable commodities will be permitted at all stoppages en route with no bar on the size of consignment, the Pri...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.42 PM IST
More Kisan Rails in the offing to help farmers get better pricesThe government is planning to increase the number of Kisan Rail trains, which transport vegetables and fruits to different parts of the cou...
11 Nov, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Farm laws will empower, protect farmers & help double their income: Piyush GoyalThe laws have freed farmers from decades-old bondage regarding sale of their produce and this will pave the way for fast growth of the nati...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.49 PM IST
Orange special: Railways mulls linking Kisan Trains to seasonal fruits, vegetablesFirst off the mark could be an Orange Special Kisan Train between Nagpur and Delhi and a Keenu Special from Punjab to West Bengal and Odish...
27 Sep, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
India's first 'Kisan Rail' flagged off from Maharashtra's Deolali to Danapur in BiharUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday flagged off the country's first 'Kisan Rail' train from Deolali in Nashik to Danapur in Bihar...
07 Aug, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
Announced in Union Budget 2020, Kisan Rail to begin transport services from FridayThe Centre will introduce its pilot Kisan Rail, a special parcel train for carrying perishable commodities, announced as part of the budget...
06 Aug, 2020, 05.32 PM IST
Govt has formed committee to finalise modalities of Kisan Rail: Railways"The committee has been formed under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, which includes representative from Ministry ...
04 Mar, 2020, 04.33 PM IST
Finance Minister proposes Kisan Rail to transport perishables in refrigerated vans; 9 already available on networkRailway Board Chairman VK Yadav said these vans, with a carrying capacity of 17 tonnes each for transportation of highly-perishable parcel ...
01 Feb, 2020, 08.43 PM IST
Budget 2020 is people centric: CM Sarbananda SonowalChief Minister Sonowal also said that the budget will essentially help Assam and other North Eastern states to climb the ladder of optimum ...
01 Feb, 2020, 07.48 PM IST
Budget 2020 to increase rural jobs, says Amul"Kisan rail will reduce reduce time and cost of perishable products like milk,"said RS Sodhi, MD, Amul.
01 Feb, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Budget 2020: Special train for farmers for faster transport of perishable itemsThe government plans to run a Kisan rail through PPP model for transport of perishable goods.
01 Feb, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
Rail traffic remains affected in PunjabRailway officials said that a number of trains bound for various destinations, including Amritsar and Bathinda, have been short terminated ...
28 Apr, 2015, 02.21 PM IST