Key facts
- Started
- 1998
- Now
- Interest-subvention limit raised from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh (Budget 2025) · also for fisheries & animal husbandry
History and related schemes
Short-term crop loan card designed by NABARD (R.V. Gupta Committee).
Exam revision
Use the facts above to revise Kisan Credit Card. Keep dates, amounts and qualifying conditions together when reviewing an exam question.
Compare schemes in this sector
PM-KISAN = ₹6,000 income support (2019) · PM-KMY = ₹3,000 pension for farmers at 60 (2019) · PMFBY = crop insurance (2016).
Memory aid from the guide
Feb is farmer month: Soil Health Card (19 Feb 2015) · PMFBY (18 Feb 2016) · PM-KISAN (24 Feb 2019).
Sector practice from the PDF
PMFBY replaced which schemes?
- NAIS and MNAIS
- RKVY and NFSM
- PKVY and BPKP
- AIBP and IWMP
- PM-AASHA and PDPS
(A) NAIS and MNAIS
From where was the 24th PM-KISAN instalment released?
- Bhagalpur
- Banaskantha
- Guwahati
- Yavatmal
- Varanasi
(B) Banaskantha 30 Oct 2026
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