Kisan Credit Card

Kisan Credit Card (KCC)

We provide timely credit to farmers through simplified procedure facilitating loans when needed. It aims to meet their cultivation expenses, contingency expenses, and expenses related to ancillary activities

Purpose

Cultivation/ Crop production expenses of short duration crops.
Annual maintenance of long duration crops/plantation crops/ postharvest expenses.
Working capital requirements of allied activities like Dairy,Poultry, Piggery, etc.
Annual maintenance/ repair cost of farm machinery/equipment.
Maintenance/ repair cost of fencing, soil and water conservation structures.
Post-harvest expenses.
Consumption needs of farmers.

Eligibility

All farmers – Individuals/Joint borrowers who are owner cultivators.
SHGs or Joint Liability Groups (JLG) of farmers including tenant farmers, share croppers etc.
Loans under VFPCK scheme.

Documents Required

Land Tax Paid Receipt
Possession Certificate
Title deeds
Any other documents as required by the bank

Limit & Margin

Limit: As per Scale of finance for the crop as decided by the District Level Technical Committee (DLTC) plus crop insurance premium. 15-20% increase over scale of finance may be considered on merit.

Margin: No separate margin stipulated, as the same is inbuilt in Scale of Finance.

Security

Upto Rs.1.6 lakh : Hypothecation of crops/farm assets
Security norms for KCC granted to SHGs & JLGs shall be as per respective schemes.

Repayment

Tenable for 5 years
Review is to be conducted every year.
Each withdrawal shall be repaid within one year from the date of such withdrawal.
Interest applied is due for payment on review date.