Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today thanked the Ministry of Food Processing and Ministry of Railways for directly providing subsidised rate of 50 per cent in freight for transportation of perishable surplus agriculture produce like Oranges and Vegetables by Railway.<br />''<br />''Operation Green is being implemented as part of Atmanirbhar Abhiyan under the ageis of Union Ministry of Food Processing. Under this scheme, 50 per cent subsidy is given to the farmers for transporting the surplus produce of agricultural commodities like oranges and  vegetables to the markets by rail. <br />''<br />''50 per cent subsidy is also given for cold chain storage of agricultural commodities.  However, in order to get this subsidy, farmers have to attach self-certified documents online on  'Sampada' portal of the Ministry of Food Processing.<br />''<br />''Taking notice of this problem, Mr Gadkari held a meeting with Somesh Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager of Central Railway in Nagpur a few days ago regarding transport of oranges from Nagpur division. <br />''<br />''He suggested that the  subsidy for the transport should be given to the farmers at the time of registration itself for rail transport. Mr Gadkari's suggestion was taken up by the Ministry of Railways and the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries and a 50 per cent concession has been accepted in the railway transport of eligible agricultural produce.<br />''<br />''This step will enable farmers to register for railway transport at subsidized rates for agricultural produce. Mr. Gadkari, in a tweet, thanked both the ministries for their cooperation regarding subsidised railway freight rates. He said due to this step, more farmers could avail this facility; it would provide better ticket fares to the railways and increase its profits.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Meanwhile, the decision to transport oranges from Nagpur to Bangladesh by rail has already been taken by Central Railway on the initiative of Union Minister Gadkari. The oranges will soon be transported by Nagpur Railway network.</span><br />