Kisan Credit Card Scheme Current Affairs, GK & News

Kisan Credit Card Scheme

May 22, 2009

The aim of Kisan Credit Card Scheme (KCC) is to provide adequate and timely support from the banking system to the farmers for their short-term credit needs during their cultivation for purchase of inputs etc., during the cropping season. Credit card scheme proposed to introduce flexibility to the system and improve cost efficiency. Memorable Points:1. ..

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MoU between Ministry of Agriculture and UNDP

May 16, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). As per the MoU, UNDP will provide technical support to two government programs: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) & Kisan Credit Card-Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (KCC-MISS). How will UNDP support the government schemes? ..

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Kisan Credit Card scheme

February 11, 2021

Introduced in 1998, the Kisan Credit Card scheme seeks to provide farmers the timely access to short-term formal credit. It was created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for the benefit of farmers in agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry sector. The Central Government informed the Rajya Sabha recently that more than ..

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Kisan Kalyan Mission of Uttar Pradesh

January 2, 2021

The Uttar Pradesh Government is to launch Kisan Kalyan mission. What are the key features of Kisan Kalyan mission? The Kisan Kalyan mission aims to double the farmer income covering all the Assembly constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh. This is to be achieved through campaigns that create awareness among farmers on how to ..

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HDFC Bank launches Shaurya KGC Card

August 15, 2020

The largest private sector bank in the country, HDFC Bank, launched ‘Shaurya KGC (Kisan Gold Credit) Card, a loan product for the armed forces. This is the first-of-its-kind scheme meant for the army personnel in the country and is based on the Kisan Credit Card guidelines of the government. Details of the Shaurya KGC Card ..

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Rs 90000 Cr Sanctioned under Kisan Credit Card Scheme to the Farmers

July 27, 2020

As per the information provided by the Finance Minister, banks have sanctioned total amount of Rs 89810 Cr to about 11 million Kisan Credit Cardholders to help the farmers meet finances for Kharif sowing and allied activities. This is part of the Rs 20.97 trillion stimulus package announced by the government and the government had ..

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