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AGRICULTURE YIELD WILL NOT BE SPOILED ON THE WAY DUE TO

LACK OF TRANSPORT, KRISHI UDAN 2.0 STARTED

ith the goal of doubling the income of farmers charges and 'terminal navigation landing' charges, etc.
Wby the year 2022, while the central government at select Indian airports, whereas now in Krishi Udan
has started new amenities for the agriculture sector, 2.0, there will be a complete waiver of airport charges
it has also paid special attention to the system at select airports even if the share of agricultural
from infrastructure to transportation. There was goods is less than 50 per cent of the total weight.
a time when farmers had to face a lot of problems This will further reduce the cost of transportation.
in transporting their According to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya
products from fields Scindia, Krishi Udan 2.0 will have 53 airports across
to the market, but this the country with a focus mainly on the Northeast
problem was addressed and tribal areas. Under this scheme, 8 domestic and
with the launch of Kisan international business routes will also be started.
Rail, then in September In this, flights will be started from Amritsar-Dubai
last year, the Central Government started Krishi for transportation of baby corn. Also, flights will be
Udan Yojana. It was the beginning of transporting started across the country for transportation of litchi
agricultural products to remote areas at the right from Darbhanga organic food products from Sikkim.
time through airplanes. Now taking this further, The government will start flights from Chennai,
Krishi Udan Yojana 2.0 has been started. In the Krishi Visakhapatnam, and Kolkata to ship seafood to East
Udan scheme, where the share of agricultural goods Asian countries. Business flights from Guwahati to
in a total load of duty is more than 50 percent, for air Hong Kong will also be started for the transportation
cargo operators, there is an exemption from parking of pulses, fruits, and vegetables.

UPSC: TOLL-FREE HELPLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF MORE THAN 4 CRORE WORKERS ON
BACKWARD CLASS-EWS CANDIDATES THE E-SHRAM PORTAL IN 2 MONTHS, 50% WOMEN IN IT
n just 2 months, more than 4 crore people have
nion Public Service Commission (UPSC) Iregistered on the e-Shram portal started for the
Uhas started a special facility for candidates workers of the unorganized sector. Of these, about
belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled 50.02 percent beneficiaries are women and 49.98
Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes, and percent are men. As per the data, the states of Odisha,
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) who West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya
dream of government jobs. UPSC has started Pradesh are at the forefront of this initiative with
a toll-free helpline number to help these youth the highest number of registrations. According to an
who are preparing for government service or estimate, the number of workers in the unorganized
sector in India is more than 38
applying for recruitment. The toll-free number is- crores. It is ironic that due to lack
1800118711, with the help of which candidates of accurate information, these
can get any help in the application process. The people were deprived of central
aspirants belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), government social security schemes. For the first
Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes, time with an aim to ameliorate the condition of these
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), and workers, the central government had launched the
Divyang category, who are facing any difficulty e-Shram portal on 26 August. For online registration,
in applying for any UPSC exam can take help workers can use e-Shram's mobile application or
from this helpline. It has been launched under website. If an employee is registered on the e-Shram
the Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated in the portal and becomes a victim of an accident, he will be
75th year of the country's independence. eligible to receive Rs 2.0 lakh on death or permanent
disability and Rs 1.0 lakh on partial disability.

4 New India Samachar November 16-30, 2021