New Delhi, (#thestates.news) The Ministry of Finance on Monday said the
milestone of 1.5 crore Kisan Credit Card (KCC) sanctions with credit limit of
Rs 1.35 lakh crore, was achieved under special KCC saturation drive for
farmers.
‘As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Package, the Government has announced to
cover 2.5 crore farmers under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, with a
credit boost of Rs two lakh crore through a special saturation drive.
‘As a result of concerted and sustained efforts by the banks and other
stakeholders in the direction of providing access to concessional credit by the
farmers, including Fishermen and Dairy farmers, a major milestone target of
covering more than 1.5 crore farmers under KCC, with sanctioned credit limit of
Rs 1.35 lakh crore has been achieved,’ the Ministry said in a statement here.(uni)
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Milestone of 1.5 cr KCC sanctions with credit limit of Rs 1.35 lakh cr for farmers achieved
