Notifies rates for flying fruits to domestic, int’l destinations
Rs 128 per kg for transporting perishable products to Dubai, Sharjah
Posted on Jul 09, 2021 | Author RK News
Srinagar, July 08: The government also notified rates for flying out horticulture and agriculture perishables harvested in the UT to various domestic and international destinations.
The Horticulture Department in this regard has also signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Go Airlines India Limited (Go First).
As per the notification, it will cost Rs 128 per kilogram for flying of the products from Srinagar/Jammu to Dubai, and Sharjah.
For shipping the products from Srinagar/Jammu to Delhi Rs 29 per kilogram has been fixed, while Rs 54 per kilogram are rates from Srinagar/Jammu to Chennai. Rs 52 per kilogram from Srinagar/Jammu are the rates for taking the products to Kolkata, Rs 39 per kilogram from Srinagar/Jammu to Mumbai/Pune and Rs 55 per Kilogram have been fixed for shipment of UT’s perishable agriculture and horticulture products from Srinagar/Jammu to Bangalore. These rates are inclusive of all taxes and Airport handling charges.
The organic/exotic vegetables eligible under the ‘PARVAZ’ scheme would be identified by an Expert Committee to be notified separately.
“However, with 25 percent subsidy under PARVAZ in place, the effective per kg air cargo charges for cherry, litchi, strawberry, pear, peach and plum from Jammu and Srinagar airports to Dubai and Sharjah will be only Rs 96 while it will be 21.75 for Delhi, Rs 29.25 for Mumbai, 39 for Kolkata, 40.5 for Chennai and 41.25 for Bangluru. This will…