Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Kisan Credit Cards
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary, Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## KISAN CREDIT CARDS

## 370:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  adopted  a  new  approach  under  the  Nationwide  AHDF  KCC Campaign for 2023-24 for reaching out to the maximum number of farmers;
- (b) whether any campaign has been organized to provide Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) in the State of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan since June, 2020;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  total  KCCs  sanctioned  to  all  eligible  dairy  farmers  from  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh especially from the Pratapgarh and Jhansi Parliamentary Constituencies and State of Rajasthan especially from Pali Parliamentary Constituency respectively; and
- (e) the  number  of  farmers  from  the  said  Parliamentary  Constituencies  who  have  fulfilled  their credit requirements by using KCCs, Constituency wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) Yes Sir, Government has decided to continue the Nation-wide AHDF KCC Campaign during the year 2023-24 i.e from 01.05.2023 to 31.03.2024 for reaching out to the maximum number of  farmers.  Meanwhile,  in  order  to  further  boost  the  KCC  saturation  drive,  Government  of India has launched a nationwide special focussed campaign 'Ghar Ghar KCC Abhiyan' from 01.10.2023 to 31.12.2023 for saturation of PM  -Kisan beneficiaries under all type of  KCC (Crop Cultivation, Animal husbandry, Dairy and fisheries).
- (b) & (C) Yes Sir, as part of the Atmanirbhar Package, this department in association with D/o Financial  Services  organized  all  India  Special  drive  for  providing  KCC  to  eligible  dairy farmers associated with milk cooperatives and milk producer companies held from 01.06.2020 to 31.12.2020. In order to overcome difficulties faced during the said campaign and to cover more animal husbandry farmers 'Nationwide AHDF KCC Campaign' from 15 th November 2021 to 15 th March 2023 was also conducted. 7,714 and 33,826 camps have been organized to provide  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  in  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh  respectively  up  to 10.11.2023.

## (d) & (e) Total operative KCC accounts as on 30.06.2023 for dairy is as given below;

| State         | Number of operative Accounts   | Amount outstanding in operative Accounts ( Rs in Crore)   |
|---------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Rajasthan     | 2,22,673                       | 2,676                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,80,589                       | 1,892                                                     |

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Source: D/o Financial Services )

Constituency  wise  data  is  not  maintained.  The  details  of  total  KCC  sanctioned  to  animal husbandry  farmers  in  Pratapgarh,  Jhansi  and  Pali  districts  as  on  30.06.2023  are  as  given below;

| S no.   | State         | District   | No of Account KCC( Animal Husbandry)   |   Outstanding Amount ( Rs in Crore) |
|---------|---------------|------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Uttar Pradesh | Pratapgarh | 3,488                                  |                               41.41 |
|         |               | Jhansi     | 965                                    |                                8.15 |
| 2       | Rajasthan     | Pali       | 6,376                                  |                               72.07 |

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Source: D/o Financial Services )

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