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With respect to agriculture in India, transportation is another major issue especially regarding perishable items such as fruits and vegetables. There are regions in India which produce surplus and there are areas which have huge deficient of food products. Hence, connecting the food surplus regions with the food deficient ones will not only reduce hunger, it will also prevent wastage of perishable items. This will also enhance the income of the farmer. Kisan Rail and Krishi Udaan scheme which were introduced in the budget 2020-21, have the same objective. These are being implemented in phased manner. Under Kisan Rail scheme the Indian Railways will operate a dedicated express train with refrigerated coaches, in order to transport perishable items such as fruits and vegetables. It will also have other normal coaches for transporting other non-perishable agricultural products. As compared to roadways, through this time as well as money can be saved. There is no minimum or ...