Cabinet gives nod to extend Modified Interest Subvention Scheme at 1.5% rate for FY26The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Modi, has approved the continuation of the Interest Subvention component under the Modified Intere...
Operative Kisan Credit Card amount crosses Rs 10 lakh crore benefiting 7.72 crore farmersThe finance ministry announced that the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme has provided over Rs 10 lakh crore in affordable loans to 7.72 crore...
FM Sitharaman calls for full digitisation of RRBs to ensure better services in rural areasFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to speed up their computerisation process to strengthen credit de...
Govt to spend Rs 20,000 cr on KCC loans, says Union agriculture ministerThe Indian government plans to spend around Rs 20,000 crore on Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans, according to Union Agriculture Minister Naren...
RBI takes up project to digitise farm loan delivery under KCC schemeThe central bank will run a pilot project for end-to-end digitalisation of KCC lending from September in select districts of Madhya Pradesh...
RBI taking up pilot project for end-to-end digitalisation of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) lending to simplify rural financeAccording to a press release, the pilot project will lead to automation of various processes within banks and integration of their systems ...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets heads of PSU banks; urges them to ensure credit flow to KCC holdersAfter the meeting, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said the finance minister reviewed the Kisan Cred...
Banks sanction Rs 1.35 lakh cr concessional loans to 1.5 cr KCC card holder farmersAs part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package, the government has announced to cover 2.5 crore farmers under the KCC scheme with a credit boos...
SBI facilitates farmers to revise limit on Kisan Credit Card through YONO appKCC review option will help farmers apply for the same in just 4 clicks from the comfort of their homes without any paperwork, SBI said. Th...
Banks sanctions about Rs 90,000 crore concessional credit to 1.1 crore KCC holdersAs part of the Rs 20.97 lakh crore stimulus package, the government had announced Rs 2 lakh crore of concessional credit through KCC to 2.5...
Govt to give credit card to 15 million dairy farmersThe Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with Department of Financial Services has asked all state milk federation an...
Banks asked to issue KCC to eligible farmers within 2 weeks of submitting applicationCurrently, there are 6.95 crore active KCCs, under which crops loans are given at a subsidised interest rate.
Agriculture profit can increase via planning, diversification: ICAR DGMohapatra cited the case of farmers in Gujarat who had shown how better crop planning and diversification have led to increased profits.
HUL plans to exit JV with Kimberly-ClarkHUL and KCC have enjoyed a long standing partnership over two decades and have built a strong foundation for the baby and child care and fe...
Kamrup Chamber of Commerce wants withdrawal of Agriculture tax in AssamTo develop Northeast India into organic exporting zone, the Union budget has proposed Rs 100 Crore for development of commercial organic fa...
- RBI relaxes KCC repayment norms to help farmers fight drought
RBI relaxed the repayment norms for KCC to help farmers tide over the difficult financial situation due to deficient monsoon.
- Kisan credit cards to double up as debit cards
The nearly 10 crore farmers who hold kisan credit cards (KCC) will soon be able to use their card as a deposit account and a debit card.