District administration Bokaro has set a target to distribute KCC among 33,000 farmers under the Kisan Credit Card scheme by 23 February. About 40,000 farmers have been registered as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) across the district but only 6,913 KCC has been executed by till date, said a district administration official.
On the decree of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar directed LDM Dineshwar Rana, DDM NABARD Filmon Billung and District Agriculture Officer Rajiv Kumar Mishra to take all necessary steps to achieve the target by 23 February.
Expressing displeasure over the tardy progress in distribution of KCC Bokaro DC executed an order to the officials asking them to clarify the KCC position earliest, informed DPRO Rahul Kumar. “It has been decided to provide KCC loans to 100 per cent farmers registered under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana through banks,” he added.
Administration targeted to distribute KCC among 33,331 farmers within 15 days. DC asked LDM to issue instructions to all the banks in the district and make sure to give KCC to all the beneficiaries by setting up camps at the panchayat level, said DPRO.
A total of 40,224 farmers are registered under PM-KISAN in the district. Out of these, KCC has been distributed only among 06,913 farmers while the remaining 33,311 beneficiary farmers will get their KCCC under this campaign anyhow by 23 February, said DPRO adding “there is also a provision to provide KCC for animal husbandry and fisheries.”
Now it has become much easier to get KCC loan, as there is a simple application of one page. KCC loan can be availed from any bank’s branch only by giving details of land ownership and crop in the application form, said Rana LDM.
He appealed to the beneficiaries to go to the bank and get KCC loan. “All branches (banks) have started receiving KCC applications by setting up camps in their respective areas and working dedicatedly to achieve this goal,” he added.
The KCC scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit for the comprehensive credit requirements of farmers under a single window, with a flexible and simplified procedure, adopting the whole farm approach, including the short-term credit needs and a reasonable component for consumption needs, through KCC, said the official.
“This also provides insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of crops as a result of natural calamities, pests and diseases,” he added.