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Date: 2025-08-19 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Pashu Kisan Credit Card

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Executive Summary: This document presents the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying's response to questions regarding the Pashu Kisan Credit Card (PKCC) Scheme. It provides data on applications received, approved, and credit disbursed under the scheme, including state/UT-wise and district-wise details for Andhra Pradesh. The data reported is primarily from the nationwide AHDF KCC Campaign since November 15, 2021, with data reported until August 1, 2025. Key Points / Main Content: * **PKCC Application and Approval Data:** * Data on applications received, accepted, and sanctioned during the nationwide AHDF KCC Campaign (since 15.11.2021 up to 01.08.2025) is available state/UT-wise (Annexure I) and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh (Annexure III), as reported through the JanSuraksha Portal. * Data on applications received at the branch level (physical or online) is not centrally maintained. * **Credit Disbursement Information:** * Sanction/disbursement amount of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries KCC applications received during the campaign is not centrally available. * State/UT-wise total outstanding loan amount under AHDF KCC accounts as of March 31, 2025, is provided (Annexure II), including data reported since the scheme's inception in 2019. * District-wise credit disbursement data for Andhra Pradesh is not centrally available. * **Review and Corrective Actions:** * The Department, along with the Department of Financial Services, conducts regular review meetings with banks and State Animal Husbandry/Fisheries Departments to improve credit flow under the KCC scheme. * Detailed guidelines have been issued, defining the roles of all stakeholders for effective implementation of the campaign. Impact Analysis: * **Animal Husbandry, Dairy, and Fishery Farmers:** * *Impact:* The scheme aims to provide access to credit for these farmers through KCCs. The data provided offers insight into the scheme's reach and effectiveness. * *Action Required:* Farmers should apply for KCCs through the AHDF KCC Campaign or at their local bank branches. * **Banks:** * *Impact:* Banks are key stakeholders in the disbursal of credit under the PKCC scheme. The review meetings and guidelines aim to improve their performance in this area. * *Action Required:* Banks should follow the guidelines issued by the Department of Financial Services and participate in review meetings to improve credit flow. * **State Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Departments:** * *Impact:* These departments play a crucial role in the implementation of the PKCC scheme at the state level. * *Action Required:* These departments should coordinate with banks and participate in review meetings to improve credit flow. * **Department of Financial Services:** * *Impact:* This department is involved in conducting Nationwide AHDF KCC Campaign since 15.11.2021, and regular review meetings with banks and State Animal Husbandry Fisheries department to improve the credit flow under the KCC scheme. * *Action Required:* The Department of Financial Services should issue guidelines by defining the role of all stakeholders for effective implementation.

Key Entities Referenced

Pashu Kisan Credit Card (PKCC) Scheme: A scheme to provide credit to animal husbandry and fishery farmers. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: The Indian government ministry responsible for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy development. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying: A department under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme: A government scheme to provide farmers with access to credit. Department of Financial Services: A department that works with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying to include farmers under the KCC scheme. Nationwide AHDF KCC Campaign: A campaign conducted by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the Department of Financial Services and State Animal Husbandry Fisheries department to include maximum number of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fishery farmers under the KCC scheme. Andhra Pradesh: A state in India for which district-wise PKCC application data is analyzed. RBI (Reserve Bank of India): India's central bank. Data is reported to RBI along with NABARD since inception of the scheme.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH AUGUST 2025 PASHU KISAN CREDIT CARDS 4180. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI: WILL THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशपु ालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the number of app lications received under the Pashu Kisan Credit Card (PKCC) Scheme during the last three years, year and State/UT-wise; (b) the number of PKCC applications approved and the number of credit cards actually issued during such period, year and State/UT-wise; (c) the total amount of credit disbursed under the PKCC scheme through these cards, year and State/UT-wise; (d) the number of PKCC applications received, approved and the credit amount disbursed, district-wise for Andhra Pradesh, year-wise during the last three years; and (e) whether any review has been conducted to identify gaps in disbursal despite high application volumes and if so, the corrective actions taken to improve credit flow under the scheme? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PROF S P SINGH BAGHEL) (a) & (b) In order to include maximum number of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fishery farmers under the KCC scheme, this department in association with Department of Financial Services and State Animal Husbandry & Fisheries department has conducted Nation-wide AHDF KCC Campaign since 15.11.2021. The State/UT wise details of number of applications received, accepted and sanctioned during the above mentioned campaign as on 01.08.2025 reported through JanSuraksha Portal of D/o Financial Services is given in Annexure-I. In addition, applications for KCC are also received at the branch level, either in physical form or through online portals; however, the related data is not maintained at the central level. (c) As informed by D/o Financial Services, the sanction/disbursement amount of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries KCC application received during the said campaign is not centrally available. However, State/UT wise total outstanding loan amount under AHDFKCC accounts as on 31.03.2025 is given as Annexure-II. This data includes the data reported by banks to RBI/NABARD since inception of the scheme i.e year 2019. (d) The district wise details of number of applications received, accepted and sanctioned during the campaign as on 01.08.2025 in Andhra Pradesh as reported through JanSuraksha Portal is given in Annexure-III. The district wise credit disbursement data is not centrally available. (e) This department, in association with Department of Financial Services has conducted regular review meetings with banks and State Animal Husbandry & Fisheries department to improve the credit flow under the KCC scheme. Detailed guidelines for the campaign have been issued by defining the role of all stakeholders for effective implementation. ***Annexure-I The State/UT wise details of number of applications received, accepted and sanctioned during the campaign from 15.11.2021 to 01.08.2025 for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Animal Husbandry Fisheries State/UT Received Accepted Sanctioned Received Accepted Sanctioned A & N Islands 1,550 1,550 983 623 623 388 Andhra Pradesh 4,34,596 4,33,824 2,79,983 31,916 31,732 25,346 Arunachal Pradesh 764 763 294 331 331 221 Assam 16,734 16,672 5,329 9,621 9,570 2,290 Bihar 2,24,589 2,19,657 58,685 12,679 12,180 1,428 Chandigarh 531 531 321 - - - Chhattisgarh 73,744 72,885 25,334 11,531 11,510 4,001 Dadra & Nagar haveli 14 14 14 3 3 3 Daman & Diu - - - 96 96 74 Delhi 56 56 1 84 84 - Goa 780 780 663 200 87 55 Gujarat 4,64,359 4,32,124 2,71,412 23,546 23,051 13,359 Haryana 98,102 97,637 81,181 835 829 357 Himachal Pradesh 28,089 28,037 24,520 1,116 1,116 834 Jammu & Kashmir 1,11,007 1,10,674 97,501 2,882 2,875 2,255 Jharkhand 7,769 7,402 3,988 3,400 3,230 1,739 Karnataka 2,80,844 2,78,732 1,27,704 33,312 32,085 14,933 Kerala 65,676 65,658 60,136 12,693 12,651 10,457 Ladakh 534 534 503 1 1 1 Lakshadweep 843 843 843 1,350 1,350 1,350 Madhya Pradesh 6,78,518 6,59,940 3,69,043 1,74,970 1,73,541 1,10,638 Maharashtra 1,30,771 1,28,342 64,728 33,167 33,081 10,610 Manipur 4,335 4,335 1,232 440 440 102 Meghalaya 616 615 323 407 407 298 Mizoram 592 582 568 57 53 53 Nagaland 910 910 834 95 95 82 Odisha 70,240 68,807 19,032 11,876 11,774 2,528 Puducherry 2,979 2,979 1,988 2,074 2,074 1,466 Punjab 69,710 69,434 53,718 520 519 126 Rajasthan 2,71,070 2,63,835 1,95,597 861 858 485 Sikkim 1,024 891 645 5 5 5 Tamil Nadu 18,26,036 18,23,140 17,48,058 2,58,750 2,58,077 2,54,704 Telangana 16,047 16,017 5,428 10,024 10,024 4,570 Tripura 963 963 471 1,601 1,601 754 Uttar Pradesh 5,01,875 4,95,437 2,93,847 34,160 33,487 11,618 Uttarakhand 1,56,242 1,55,052 1,07,400 3,844 3,843 2,904 West Bengal 48,120 48,120 19,660 3,861 3,851 1,498 Grand Total 55,90,629 55,07,772 39,21,967 6,82,931 6,77,134 4,81,532 Source: D/o Financial ServicesAnnexure-II State/UT wise details of amount outstanding in Animal Husbandry and Fisheries KCC Accounts as on 31 March 2025 (Amount in Rs. Crore) S No. State/UT Animal Husbandry Fisheries 1 Andaman & Nicobar 3.92 2.1 2 Andhra Pradesh 2,168.11 2,993.45 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1.93 0.92 4 Assam 150.23 16.48 5 Bihar 1,289.73 11.25 6 Chandigarh 16.44 - 7 Chhattisgarh 201.47 14.96 8 DNHDD 1.18 25.71 9 Goa 35.52 12.27 10 Gujarat 6,528.40 313.84 11 Haryana 3,238.93 9.93 12 Himachal Pradesh 682.22 17.31 13 Jammu and Kashmir 1,582.43 7.79 14 Jharkhand 62.59 8 15 Karnataka 1,766.28 72.67 16 Kerala 995.3 217.33 17 Ladakh 86.3 0.3 18 Lakshadweep 7.04 12.74 19 Madhya Pradesh 2,230.26 20.89 20 Maharashtra 1,324.65 73.28 21 Manipur 20.13 4.27 22 Meghalaya 10.19 0.71 23 Mizoram 267.35 5.06 24 Nagaland 1.18 0.31 25 New Delhi 2.26 0.39 26 Odisha 163.69 97.2 27 Puducherry 65.67 55.63 28 Punjab 5,255.51 12.64 29 Rajasthan 7,777.94 11.93 30 Sikkim 20.52 1.91 31 Tamil Nadu 8,239.34 749.18 32 Telangana 280.85 11.06 33 Tripura 29.2 15.52 34 Uttar Pradesh 6,242.78 71.89 35 Uttarakhand 397.05 7.62 36 West Bengal 490.85 80.08 Total 51,637.45 4,956.60 Source: D/o Financial ServicesAnnexure-III The district wise details of number of applications received, accepted and sanctioned during 15.11.2021 to 01.08.2025 in Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Fisheries Districts Received Accepted Sanctioned Received Accepted Sanctioned Alluri Sita Ramaraju 1,136 1,136 953 69 69 67 Anakapalli 17,297 17,297 5,304 582 582 563 Anantapur 18,214 18,214 8,584 513 513 153 Annamayya 12,216 12,216 9,741 21 21 21 Bapatla 12,152 12,152 11,149 828 828 311 Chittoor 20,279 20,279 16,233 766 766 195 Dr. B.R Ambedkar Konaseema 11,434 11,434 7,187 108 108 108 East Godavari 26,388 26,388 6,210 561 561 241 ELURU 22,326 21,731 9,754 6 6 - Guntur 10,673 10,673 9,197 2,275 2,275 2,189 Kakinada 14,775 14,775 7,022 309 309 140 Krishna 23,640 23,640 23,640 10,056 10,056 10,056 Kurnool 22,932 22,932 11,431 561 561 351 Nandyal 18,525 18,525 13,381 720 720 659 NTR 17,130 17,130 17,130 6,483 6,483 6,483 Palnadu 17,467 17,467 13,687 - - - Parvatipuram Manyam 1,259 1,082 532 443 443 350 Prakasam 27,122 27,122 24,227 2,423 2,423 1,063 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 16,466 16,466 11,352 2,683 2,683 985 Sri Sathya Sai 16,236 16,236 10,507 179 179 35 Srikakulam 21,463 21,463 6,691 470 470 284 Tirupati 16,756 16,756 16,755 309 309 307 Visakhapatnam 6,064 6,064 1,222 658 474 411 Vizianagaram 10,106 10,106 5,660 476 476 88 West Godavari 35,882 35,882 16,500 184 184 92 Y.S.R. Cuddapah 16,658 16,658 15,934 233 233 194 Grand Total 4,34,596 4,33,824 2,79,983 31,916 31,732 25,346 Source: D/o Financial Services

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