The Scheme aims to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time bound, air transportation and associated logistics for all Agri-produce originating especially from North-East, hilly and tribal regions of the country
Posted On: 08 DEC 2022 2:56PM by PIB Delhi Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on 27 October 2021 enhancing the existing provisions, mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, North-Eastern States and tribal areas.
For facilitating and incentivising movement of agri-produce by air transportation, Airports Authority of India (AAI) provides full waiver of Landing, Parking, Terminal Navigational Landing Charges (TNLC) and Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) for Indian freighters and P2C (Passenger-to-Cargo) Aircraft.
The scheme primarily covers around 25 airports focusing on North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal region besides 28 airports in other regions/areas. After evaluation of Krishi Udan 2.0, five more airports have been included making it to total 58 airports.
Krishi Udan Scheme is a convergence scheme where eight Ministries/Departments namely Ministry of Civil Aviation, Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region would leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce. There is no specific budget allocation under Krishi Udan Scheme.;
The main objective of the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 is to increase share of air carriage in the modal mix for transportation of Agri-produce, which includes horticulture, fishery, livestock and processed products. The scheme assists farmers in transporting agriculture products so that it improves their value realisation.
Initially 53 Airports were covered in the pilot project for 06 months. Thereafter, during the review, 05 more Airports were added thus total covered are 58 Airports namely, Adampur, Agartala, Agatti, Agra, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bareli, Bhuj, Bhuntar, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Gaggal, Goa, Gorakhpur, Hindon, Imphal, Indore, Jaisalmer, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kanpur, Kolkata, Leh, Lengpui, Lilabari, Nashik, Pakyong, Pantnagar, Pathankot, Patna, Pithoragarh, Port-Blair, Prayagraj, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rupsi, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Srinagar, Tezpur, Tezu, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam, Belagavi, Bhopal, Darbhanga, Jabalpur and Jharsuguda.
Krishi Udan scheme is to provide air transportation and logistics support for perishable agri-produce as per the need. Leveraging the existing schemes of the 8 Ministries as mentioned above, the producers can utilise the services available at 58 airports listed under the scheme considering the demand.
The Scheme aims to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time bound, air transportation and associated logistics for all Agri-produce originating especially from North-East, hilly and tribal regions of the country. Few successful examples are air transportation of 'King Chillies, Burmese Grapes & Assamese Lemon' from Gauwahati, 'Jackfruit' from Tripura and 'Litchi' from Darbhanga.
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 scheme aims to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time-bound air transportation and associated logistics for all Agri-produce originating especially from Northeast, hilly and tribal regions of the country.
to increase the share of air in the modal mix for transportation of Agri-produce, which includes horticulture, fishery, livestock & processed products.
To achieve better convergence on various components
catering to the development of sustainable and resilient Agri-produce value chains across various schemes of the Central and State Governments and their associated agencies as well as the resources committed by the private sector to improvesupply chain competitiveness by 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.
Implementation agency - The enhanced version of the Krishi UDAN scheme was formulated with support from AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) - a 100% subsidiary of the Airports Authority of India and Invest India, India’s national Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Krishi UDAN 2.0 lays out the vision of improving value realization through better integration and optimization of Agri-harvesting and air transportation and contributing to Agri-value chain sustainability and resilience under different and dynamic conditions. The scheme proposes to facilitating and incentivizing movement of Agri-produce by air transportation.
Facilitating and incentivizing movement of Agri-produce by air transportation: Full waiver of Landing, Parking, TNLC and RNFC charges for Indian freighters and P2C at selected Airports of Airport Authority of India.
Primarily, focusing on NER, Hilly and tribal regions.
Strengthening cargo related infrastructure at airports and off airports: Facilitating the development of a hub and spoke model and a freight grid. Airside transit and transshipment infrastructure will be created at Bagdogra and Guwahati airports, and at Leh, Srinagar, Nagpur, Nashik, Ranchi, and Raipur airports as a part of focus on NER, Tribal and Hilly Districts.
Concessions sought from other bodies: Seek support and encourage States to reduce Sales Tax to 1% on ATF for freighters / P2C aircraft as extended in UDAN flights. Resources-Pooling through establishing Convergence mechanism: Collaboration with other government departments and regulatory bodies to provide freight forwarder, airlines and other stakeholders with Incentives and concessions to enhance air transportation of Agri-produce.
Technological convergence: Development of E-KUSHAL (Krishi UDAN for Sustainable Holistic Agri-Logistics). Platform to be developed facilitate in information dissemination to all the stakeholders. Furthermore, integration of E-KUSHAL with National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is proposed.
Total 53 airports are select for the first phase of Krishi UDAN 2.0. – the majority of them are operated by AAI.
The strategic selection of the airports is primarily focused on northeast region. Additionally covers North, entire western coast and southern India (including two islands).
Airports for implementation of KrishiUdan 2.0 are selected with the aim of providing benefit to the entire country Opted airports not only provide access to regional domestic market but also connects them to international gateways of the country.
Proposed to develop a platform which will facilitate in information dissemination to all the stakeholders.
This will be a single platform which will provide relevant information at the same time will also assist in coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the scheme. Proposed convergence of E-Kushal with National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).
Facilitating the development of a hub and spoke model and a freight grid (identified locations for cargo terminals)
Implementation plan - Primarily the scheme was focusing on 25 airports of NER, Hilly and Tribal region namely Agartala, Agatti, Barapani, Dehradun, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Gaggai, Imphal, Jammu, Jorhat, Kullu (Bhuntar), Leh, Lengpui, Lilabari, Pakyong, Pantnagar, Pithoragarh, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Rupsi, Shimla, Silchar, Srinagar and Tezu.
Subsequently, other 28 Airports of Airports Authority of India(AAI), namely, Adampur (Jalandhar), Agra, Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bareilly, Bhuj, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Goa, Corakhpur, Hindon, Indore, Jaisalmer, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kanpur (Chakeri), Kolkata, Nasik, Pathankot, Patna, Prayagraj, Pune, Rajkot, Tezpur, Trichy, Trivandrnm, Varanasi and Yisakhapatnam have been included in the Scheme
The Krishi UDAN 2.0 will be implemented at 53 airports across the country mainly focusing on Northeast and tribal regions and is likely to benefit farmer, freight forwarders and Airlines.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation plans to be pilot the scheme for 6 months, and, will introduce amendments based on results of the evaluation & consultations with other stakeholders.
2021 – 2022 Agartala, Srinagar, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Hubballi, Imphal, Jorhat, Lilabari, Lucknow, Silchar, Tezpur, Tirupati, Tuticorin
2022 – 2023 Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Jharsuguda, Kozhikode, Mysuru, Puducherry, Rajkot, Vijayawada
2023 – 2024 Agra, Darbhanga, Gaya, Gwalior, Pakyong, Pantnagar, Shillong, Shimla, Udaipur, Vadodara
2024 – 2025 Holangi, Salem
7 focus routes & products
Amritsar – Dubai Babycorn
Darbhanga - Rest of India Lichis
Sikkim - Rest of India Organic produce
Chennai, Vizag, Kolkata - Far East Seafood
Agartala - Delhi & Dubai Pineapple
Dibrugarh – Delhi & Dubai Mandarin & Oranges
Guwahati - Hong Kong Pulses, fruits & vegetables
In a bid aimed at facilitating and incentivising the movement of agricultural produce through air transportation, especially biodegradable food products from hilly areas, north-eastern States and tribal regions, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has launched the Krishi Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (Krishi Udan 2.0) scheme.
The Krishi UDAN scheme was launched in August 2020 to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products on international and national routes so that it improves their value realisation. Krishi UDAN 2.0, too, will focus on bringing about a convergence between the agriculture and aviation sectors (A2A: Agriculture to Aviation).
Krishi UDAN 2.0 will be implemented at 53 airports across the country, primarily focussing on the north-eastern States and tribal regions, and is expected to benefit farmers, freight forwarders and airlines.
The MoCA has identified seven domestic and international trade routes under the scheme. The trade routes include the Amritsar-Dubai route, to enable transportation of baby corn; Darbhanga to the rest of India to transport lychees; Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata to the East Asian countries to transport seafood; and from Sikkim to the rest of India for organic produce.
The other trade routes the Ministry is setting up are: Agartala-Delhi-Dubai for transportation of pineapples; Dibrugarh-Delhi-Dubai for Mandarin oranges; and Guwahati to Hong Kong for pulses, fruits, and vegetables. Officials in the Ministry told Frontline that the logistics to operate these trade routes were being put in place, with a launch expected in a few weeks.
Under the scheme, the Ministry will be providing a full waiver on landing, parking, terminal navigation and route navigation facilities charges for all domestic airlines. The Ministry plans to pilot the scheme for six months prior to introducing amendments based on the results of the evaluation and consultations with other stakeholders.
Announcing these measures, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation, claimed that the Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme was proof of the government’s commitment towards doubling farmers income. Said Scindia: “To penetrate deeper into the hinterland, to be able to provide value especially for perishable commodities, our Ministry has embarked on Krishi Udaan 2.0 scheme.”
He said that the scheme will also strengthen cargo-related infrastructure by facilitating the development of a hub-and-spoke model and a freight grid. Scindia said that as a part of the government’s focus on the north-eastern States, tribal and hilly districts, airside transit and trans-shipment infrastructure will be created at Bagdogra and Guwahati airports and at Leh, Srinagar, Nagpur, Nashik, Ranchi and Raipur.
The Ministry has also asked States to reduce sales tax on aviation turbine fuel to one perc ent for airlines under the Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme.
The Ministry is also developing an online platform named E-Kushal (Krishi Udaan for Sustainable Holistic Agri-Logistics), which will facilitate information dissemination to all stakeholders regarding the transportation of agricultural produce.
E-Kushal will also assist in coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme. The MoCA has also proposed a convergence of E-Kushal with the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform.
the government is offering a freight subsidy of 50 per cent for agri-perishables of NER (North Eastern Region) states and three Himalayan States/UT in a bid to improve air cargo transportation from these states and expand product-coverage from just tomatoes, onions and potatoes to include 22 more products.
The scheme is expected to facilitate and incentivize the movement of agri-produce by air transportation and was formulated by AAICLAS- a 100 percent subsidiary of Airports Authority of India(AAI), Invest India and India’s National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Indian government had committed to doubling the farmer’s income by 2022.
We are the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world at close to 170 million MT and we are the third largest producer of food grains in the world at close to 300 million MT. That is the asset side, but there is also a weakness side of the balance sheet.
We only process close to 40 percent of our production in India, while international estimates have estimated close to $14 billion dollars in terms of wasted produce in India and within that challenge lies the opportunity for us.
The conundrum of farm to market is what we wish to solve for our farmers. That problem can only be solved for our farmer if we are able to take him or her up the value chain and therein lies the vision of our government which is of doubling farmer’s income.”
While announcing the scheme, Scindia put the country’s total freight movement in the year 2018-19 at about 3.56 million MT, and in the following year as Covid-19 started its onslaught that number came down to about 3.36 million MT. And of this number, around 2 million MT is international freight.
Among its highlights, the scheme includes a full waiver of landing, parking, TNLC and TNFC charges for Indian freighters and P2C(passenger to cargo) freighters at select AAI airports. The scheme will be implemented at 53 airports mainly focusing on Northeast, tribal and hilly areas with farmers, freight forwarders and airlines as its key beneficiaries and stakeholders.
"Farmers must look at doing value addition to their produce especially in packaging and cleaning so that they can get the best prices and reduce wastage and invest in modernization."
Kanwal Singh Chauhan, Gulab Fruit growers and marketing Cooperative Society
Current challenges: Low agri yield
This is a great initiative that will bring a lot of momentum to the NE region. With local entrepreneurship looking up in recent years, the sector has been looking for a boost like this. However, volumes seem to be a problem because even if basic infrastructure is there or has been created, they need a certain capacity and volume to flow through it for it to become economically viable. That is a challenge for the region.”
Over the years the biggest challenge in the agri sector was infrastructure. Due to this, there was a lot of wastage in terms of value of the produce and farmers were not able to market their produce and this was not able to reach the markets where it should be consumed or where the consumer existed.
Apart from infrastructure, others like small farmers with small land holdings and yield issues, are other critical areas that need focus which the government is tackling now through schemes like these.
Lack of international air connectivity from NE For the Northeast region the problems are manifold as they are yet to be connected to international destinations by air. While flights to six international destinations namely Singapore, Dhaka, Yangon, Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur were flagged off in 2019, from Guwahati airport, the operations were grounded due to insufficient passengers and the pandemic outbreak, however efforts are on for resuming operations soon.
Bidyut Baruah, assistant general manager, APEDA said, “There is no direct international flight operating from Guwahati till recently, which meant that the exporters have to send the perishable products to Delhi or Kolkata which has many international flights and the goods are loaded onto the international cargo and sent. Since the cargo could only be cleared at Delhi or Kolkata, this affected the quality of our products.
So while export was happening, the problem was that there was no custom clearance facility till a few years back. Now that it is there at the Guwahati Airport, it’s an advantage for the exporter, but other airports of Northeast do not yet have the advantage of facilities like customs clearance and Phytosanitary certificate yet.
At Agartala airport they don’t have the facility to issue the Phytosanitary certificate which is issued by the ministry of agriculture via NPPO (National Plant protection Organization) for export of fruits and vegetables so these are the infrastructure which are required, for which we have been in regular touch with the ministry.
As Arunachal Pradesh grows mandarin oranges, exporters have to get their product harvested and packed in a place called Dambuk and truck them to Guwahati which is about 300-400 kms. If the custom clearance facility at Dibrugarh airport would be available then this would have helped the exporters to directly export simply by covering just half the distance.
So these kinds of facilities are lacking and are required. Dabbling in the fresh business is really tough as end-to-end cold chain infrastructure has not been well developed in the (NE) region.
In the Northeast you will not find many people dealing in perishables because it is a high-risk business. There is the time factor and logistics issues that plague the region that is really challenging.
Reaching certain markets in different parts of India remains a challenge for exporters who exports fresh produce like ginger, turmeric and fruits to India’s domestic market and big retailers like Big Bazaar via reefer trucks since 2012
This scheme would be highly beneficial for the North East region because now Farmer Producer organization (FPO’s) and FPC’s that were earlier are not very active have now organized the market a bit.
Sourcing many products from Manipur and Mizoram is still difficult as communication and logistics is a big problem. But if we get air freight subsidy support then the sector here will grow very well.
We cannot think of sending our products to certain places owing to the higher logistics cost as we have to compete with the market, so we focus only on the Kolkata and Delhi market now but we want to expand to Mumbai, Pune and those areas as well.
To give an example, if something is coming from Himachal Pradesh to the main markets in Delhi and Mumbai, they will pay Rs 2-3 per kg or per km as their logistics cost but from here (North East) it is more than ₹15 for the same distance.”
Explaining the conditions of procurement of perishables, Saharia adds, “We routinely procure Kiwis from a remote part of Arunachal called Ziro where modes of communication are still very bad and we procure pineapples from Lakhimpur.
One cannot imagine the way the farmers bring the produce in Tokris from the mountains and a lot of damage ends up happening. Even till recently the business was running on many assumptions like this, which is not ideal.
Dabbling in the fresh business is really tough as end-to-end cold chain infrastructure has not been well developed in the (NE) region.” Speaking about how sustainable packaging can be a game changer for arresting wastage of agri produce, Keku Bomi Gazder, CEO of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services (AAICLAS) told “This policy has in its scheme the convergence of 8 ministries and one of the challenges that will be addressed by the ministries concerned would be to effectively use packing such that the quality of the product is stable, until it reaches the table of the consumer.
That can only happen if there is more attention being paid and more investment being put into this activity-both of which are important.
When we do our discussions, we emphasize to the state bodies, to look into how best packing or sustainable packing can be put into this packing.” He added, “When we talk of perishables we are talking about two types of movement, one is of processed foods and one is of fresh produce.
Apart from standard packing solutions, when it comes to packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables there are a lot of lessons to be learnt by the farming community to explain to them why the quality of packing is so important for having a higher value realization of the product.
Packing is not to be taken as some sort of an additional cost to the product but a methodology by which the product can be better utilized or utilized for long.”
While the policy would provide a good boost to the sector and help farmers to double their income, they must look at doing value addition to their produce especially in packaging and cleaning so that they can get the best prices and reducing wastage and invest in modernization.
Infrastructure was one big challenge and others like small farmers and yield issues, are other critical areas that need focus which the government is tackling now through schemes like these
Despite no international connectivity from the northeastern states, plans are afoot to connect Guwahati to six South east Asian countries soon. This move is expected to boost trade and rev up the export sector and perhaps pave the way for more airports from NE states to connect internationally as well.
Under the Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme, a total of 53 AAI operated airports have been strategically selected for the first phase of the scheme, including in the Northeast region.
These will provide access to regional domestic markets but also connect them to international gateways of the country and facilitate the hub and spoke model. A freight grid has also identified locations for cargo terminals to be developed within a proposed timeline of 2021 to 2025.
Be it sending pineapples from Agartala to Delhi and Dubai or pulses, fruits and vegetables from Guwahati to Hong Kong- identification of focus routes and products like this for example is another key highlight of the scheme.
In July 2021, the region made headlines for the export of its famed ‘Bhot Jholokia’(hot chilli) and Naga Chilli (from Nagaland) or ghost pepper from Guwahati to London via an Air India flight from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) International cargo complex of Guwahati.
Creating a world market Indian Institute of foreign trade director Manoj Pant says,“The vision behind Krishi Udan is that you are trying to create a world market for your agricultural goods.
Currently we are doing only traditional exports, but we have to get into more value-added products like jams, sauces etc. which require technology. For this one has to ensure a proper network of warehousing and freight forwarders as they are the storage people.
Things don’t go straight from farm to export, so the whole preservation industry needs to be built up. Unless the incentive for value-add exports is given, they won’t grow.
So the idea of Krishi Udan 2.0 is that this will boost the domestic warehousing capacity so that such linkages are built up.
Earlier there was no policy of agricultural exports specifically because the domestic market was so large. If you did not sell at home then you were exporting. Now under Krishi Udan 2.0 the government is making a specific policy and trying to link agriculture to trade which brings us to value-added products.
With Northeast the main problem is that capacity is very low, but demand will pick up via trade. Value addition is the only next step for the policy especially when it comes to value exports, so that is critical. Agriculture was not part of reforms earlier, now it is along with trade. How do we incentivize the domestic market, how do we ensure linkages - this is something the traders would do.
low productivity, high logistics cost, limited value addition, export promotion and branding challenges, non-tariff barriers and quality issues as some of the roadblocks contributing to India’s relatively low rank among global agriculture exporters.
India's agri-exports increased from ₹6012.76 crore in 1990-91 to ₹305469 crore in 2020-21, registering an increase of nearly 50 times in the span of 30 years and grew at 13.99 percent in 2020-21.
The largest markets for India's agricultural products are USA, China, Bangladesh, UAE, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Nepal, Iran and Malaysia. Further the paper cites that India's agri-exports and agri-imports have grown at a much higher CAGR of 10.41 percent and 12.74 percent, respectively as compared to 6.28 percent and 6.14 percent of world agri-exports and agri-imports.
However the share of India's agri-exports in world agri-exports has increased from 0.94 per cent in 1990 to 3.04 per cent in 2003, and after that this share is continuously in declining trends and it had reached 2.03 per cent in 2019 showing that India's trade in agriculture is also highly volatile in nature.
Addressing several challenges We have a low level of agricultural productivity as compared to developed countries, because we have very small holdings of land.
Transportation costs are quite high for small farmers which is why they will benefit from schemes like Krishi Udaan and Krishi Rail, under which farmers will get a 50 percent discount on transportation costs. Further, currently 13 to 14 percent of the GDP is our logistics cost as compared to the world average of 8-9 percent.
On the scheme, he says, “The scheme is about having in place an integrated supply chain management. There should be direct linkages which is why the Indian government is actively developing dedicated freight corridors.
Under the scheme, 15-20 percent of the wastage that we witness in our fruits and vegetables will be arrested. Since there will be no mediator in between, farmers can get better prices for their produce.
With zero wastage, and consumers getting good products on the same day, they will be willing to pay higher prices for this product and ultimately this will lead to an increase in farmers’ incomes.”
In the budget speech of Union Budget 2018-19, a new Scheme “Operation Greens” was announced on the line of “Operation Flood”, with an outlay of Rs.500 crore to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs #), agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management.
Accordingly, Ministry has been implementing the scheme for development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain since November 2018. The scheme has two components namely (I) Long Term Intervention-Integrated Value Chain Development Projects and (II) Short-Term Interventions.
In pursuance of announcement by Hon’ble Finance Minister on 15.05.2020 as part of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package” for revival of economy, affected due to supply chain disruption on account of COVID-19, the scope of short term measures of the scheme was expanded from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops to all fruits and vegetables (TOTAL).
Further, in the budget speech of Union Budget 2021-22, the scope of long-term interventions i.e. Integrated Value Chain Development Projects under the Scheme originally applicable to tomato, onion and potatoes (TOP) crops was enlarged to 22 perishable crops.
Enhancing value realisation of farmers by targeted interventions to strengthen production clusters and FPOs, and linking/ connecting the farmers with the market.
Reduction in post-harvest losses by creation of farm gate infrastructure, development of suitable agri-logistics, creation of appropriate storage capacity linking consumption centres.
Increase in food processing capacities and value addition in value chain by creating firm linkages with identified production clusters.
Proposals for seeking assistance under the scheme are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI). The applicant fulfilling the eligibility criteria under the scheme is required to submit the online application on SAMPADA portal of the ministry.
The objective of the Scheme is to protect the growers of Eligible Crops from making distress sale and to reduce post-harvest losses.
Components & Pattern of Assistance: Subsidy is provided @ 50% on the following two components as per the provisions of scheme guidelines:
Transportation; Hiring of appropriate storage facilities for TOP Crops;
Pattern of Assistance Integrated Value Chain Development Projects: Maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹15 crore per project.
Standalone Post-Harvest Infrastructure Projects: Maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹10 crore per project.
[Grants-in-aid will be considered @35% of eligible project cost for projects in General Areas and @50% of eligible project cost for projects in Difficult Areas as well as for projects of SC/ST, FPOs and SHGs].
Quality production: Maximum 5% of total allocation under the Scheme may be utilised for the quality production.