The first 'Kisan Rail' of India started its journey on 8th August, 2020 between which of the following two stations ?

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Correct — B, Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar). India's first Kisan Rail — a dedicated train for moving perishable farm produce (vegetables, fruit, milk, etc.) — ran on the Central Railway between Devlali (Deolali, in Nashik district, Maharashtra) and Danapur (near Patna, Bihar). It was flagged off on 7 August 2020 (the stem's '8 August' reflects the inaugural-week service); the two terminal stations, Devlali and Danapur, are the fact tested here.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) This pairs a Uttar Pradesh city with Kolkata and has no connection to the first Kisan Rail, which ran Devlali–Danapur.  (c) The Nashik end is close (the origin, Devlali, lies in Nashik district), but the first Kisan Rail's destination was Danapur in Bihar, not New Delhi.  (d) Again the Nashik end is near-right, but the destination was Danapur (Bihar), not Ahmedabad — so the pairing is wrong.

Concept: The Kisan Rail scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2020-21, provides multi-commodity, multi-consignment refrigerated/ventilated trains so farmers can move perishables quickly to distant markets. The first service linked surplus-producing Maharashtra (Devlali/Nashik) with Bihar (Danapur), and Indian Railways later offered freight support for perishables carried on such trains.

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