Kisan Credit Card
Kisan Credit Card (KCC) was introduced by the Government of India in 1998 to provide timely and affordable credit support to farmers. It enables cultivators, livestock farmers, and fishers to access short-term loans for crop production, allied activities, and household requirements.
Fish farmers (individuals & groups/partners/sharecroppers/tenant farmers), self help groups, joint liability groups, and women’s groups are eligible to apply. The beneficiaries must own or lease any fisheries-related assets such as ponds, tanks, open water bodies, raceways, hatchery, rearing units, boats, nets, and such other fishing gear as the case may be, and possess necessary authorization/certification as may be applicable in respective states for fish farming and fishing-related activities, and for any other state-specific fisheries and allied activities.