PM Modi flags off 100th kisan rail, terms it a big step towards empowering farmers

PM Narendra Modi on Monday flagged off 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal, via video conferencing.

Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal also remained present during the occasion.

Speaking at the event, PM Modi said, “I congratulate crores of farmers of the country. Despite COVID-19 challenge Kisan Rail network has expanded in the last four months and got its 100th rail now.’

Terming Kisan Rail as a big step towards empowering the farmers and increasing their income, PM Narendra Modi added, “Kisan Rail is like a moving cold storage facility. Perishable items like fruits, vegetables, milk, fish etc can be safely transported from one place to another in time.”

Outlining government’s vision for further working towards the welfare of farmers, he said, “Under PM Krishi Sampada Yojana, around 6500 projects like mega food parks, cold chain infrastructure, agro-processing clusters have been approved. Rs 10,000 crores have been approved for micro food processing industries under government’s ‘Atmanirbhar’ package.”