IA restores freight subsidy for Kashmiri cut flowers

Srinagar: The Indian Airlines has restored freight subsidy for carriage of perishables especially Kashmiri cut-flowers on Srinagar-Delhi Sector.
After persuasion of the state government, the Executive Director Cargo, Indian Airlines, New Delhi has ordered that special commodity rates of Rs. 15.35 per/kg of cut-flowers shall be applicable with immediate effect, an official statement said.
The 50 per cent air freight subsidy to cut-flowers and other perishables was withdrawn on June 18, 2006 and the matter was taken up by the Minister for Agriculture Abdul Aziz Zargar with the Union Civil Aviation Minister. Besides, the cut-flower growers of the valley had also sought intervention from the Union Minister for Water Resources, Saif-ud-Din Soz who also took up the matter with the Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Kumar.
26/07/06 GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

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