The Railways had to write off ₹71.86 crore it spent as excess subsidy on Kisan Rail Services last fiscal, after the Ministry of Food Processing Industries refused to bear the additional cost citing a ₹50-crore ceiling for the initiative, documents show.
According to official data, the Railways spent ₹121.86 crore as subsidy under the scheme which is more than double the amount of ₹50 crore sanctioned in 2021-22 by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) for the pro-farmer initiative.
The national transporter was forced to “write off” the excess expenditure of ₹71.86 crore after the MoFPI — the nodal ministry for implementing the ‘Operation Greens – TOP to total’ scheme under which Kisan Rails operate — deciding not to reimburse the outstanding amount.
