Key facts
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FacilityRevolving cash-credit account. Any credit balance earns SBI's savings-bank rate.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
Type of Facility: revolving cash-credit account; credit balance, if any, earns interest at savings-bank rate.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Type of Facility; complete details, lines 505–520
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Limit amountNeed-based; SBI states no minimum or maximum ceiling. The limit is assessed from cropping pattern, acreage and the Scale of Finance set by the District Level Technical Committee.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
says the amount is need-based on cropping pattern, acreage and DLTC Scale of Finance; the states that minimum loan and maximum loan have no ceiling.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Quantum of Loan; 2, lines 507 and 561–564
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Interest rateUp to ₹3 lakh: 7% p.a. subject to Government of India interest subvention; Aadhaar details are mandatory where applicable. Above ₹3 lakh and below ₹50 lakh: 1-year MCLR +3.25% (11.95% p.a. by arithmetic using SBI's 8.70% 1-year MCLR effective 15 September 2026). ₹50 lakh and above: Credit Risk Assessment rating based. SBI separately lists a 3% p.a. Prompt Repayment Incentive up to ₹3 lakh; do not subtract it again from the quoted 7% rate.Effective 15 Sept 2026View source
The page publishes 7% p.a. up to ₹3 lakh subject to GoI subvention, 3.25% above 1-Year above ₹3 lakh and below ₹50 lakh, and CRA pricing from ₹50 lakh. The 15 September rate sheet's row 40 names MC-Revised at 1-Year +3.25%; its page 1 benchmark is 8.70%. 11.95% is a transparent sum, not a separately printed rate.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural; cross-checked against the September agriculture rate sheet
- Page / section
- Interest Rate and Interest Subvention, lines 514 and 534–538; rate-sheet page 1 benchmark and page 4 row 40
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Limit validity and repaymentLimit validity: 5 years, with a 10% annual limit increase subject to annual review. Repayment follows the crop period (short- or long-duration) and the crop's marketing period.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
states repayment follows the short/long crop period and marketing period; tenure is five years with 10% annual limit increase subject to annual review.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Repayment and Other, lines 510 and 515–517
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Eligible borrower typesIndividual owner-cultivators and joint borrowers; tenant farmers, oral lessees and sharecroppers; farmer SHGs or JLGs, including tenant farmers and sharecroppers.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
names owner-cultivator individual/joint borrowers; tenant farmers, oral lessees and sharecroppers; and farmer / including tenants and sharecroppers.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Eligibility, lines 521–525
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Eligibility criteriaAvailable to owner-cultivator individuals or joint borrowers, tenant farmers, oral lessees, sharecroppers, and farmer SHGs/JLGs.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
The complete published eligibility section names the eligible farmer/applicant types. The limit is separately determined from crop pattern, acreage and district Scale of Finance.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Eligibility and complete current page review, lines 487–569
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Primary and collateral securityPrimary security: hypothecation of crops grown and assets created from bank finance. Collateral: equitable or registered mortgage of land/ immovable property, as applicable, equal to 100% of the loan value. Collateral is waived for KCC limits up to ₹2 lakh, and up to ₹3 lakh where a tie-up arrangement applies.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
The page specifies crop/financed-asset hypothecation, mortgage collateral equal to 100% of the loan as applicable, and waivers up to ₹2 lakh or ₹3 lakh under a tie-up arrangement.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Security, lines 511–513
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Processing feeUp to ₹3 lakh: nil. Above ₹3 lakh to ₹50 lakh: 0.65% of the loan limit. Above ₹50 lakh: 0.50%–1.00% of the loan limit, based on CRA rating. SBI says charges may change.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
publishes nil up to ₹3 lakh; 0.65% above ₹3 lakh to ₹50 lakh; and CRA-based 0.50%–1.00% above ₹50 lakh, each calculated on the loan limit. The page says terms may change.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Processing fee, lines 539–545
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Documents listed by SBIApplication form; two passport-size photographs; landholding proof certified by revenue authorities; crop pattern and acreage; security documents above the applicable ₹2 lakh/ ₹3 lakh collateral-waiver threshold; and any other document required at sanction.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
lists an application, two photos, certified landholding proof, cropping pattern with acreage, threshold-dependent security documents and any other document as per sanction.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Documents Required, lines 526–533
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
MarketIndiaEffective 5 Feb 2026View source
published page title identifies the Kisan Credit Card as an online product in India.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Official page title: Apply for Kisan Credit Card Online in India
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
MarginNilEffective 5 Feb 2026View source
The feature list states: Margin: Nil.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Margin, line 508
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
MoratoriumNot applicableEffective 5 Feb 2026View source
The feature list states: Moratorium: .
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Moratorium, line 509
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Insurance conditionsSBI says eligible crops may receive PMFBY cover after premium payment and asks borrowers to opt for personal-accident and health cover where applicable. The linked PM-KISAN form offers optional auto-debit consent for PMSBY and PMJJBY; neither is stated as a free or automatic KCC benefit. Their current terms are shown separately below.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
conditions crop insurance on eligibility and premium payment, and describes personal-accident/health cover as something borrowers should opt for where applicable. The form's separate / consent checkboxes are optional; current premiums and cover are not the old figures printed on the form.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- page, Features: Insurance, lines 518–520; -KISAN application page 1, Section C optional scheme consent; current DFS scheme pages
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
KCC review channelKCC review through the YONO app or YONO Branch portal. SBI describes the app journey as contactless and paperless, with a standardized review process and less data entry for the farmer and branch.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
lists review through the app or Branch portal and describes a contactless/paperless journey, standardization and minimum data entry.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Review, lines 546–553
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Linked debit cardRuPay debit card for eligible KCC borrowers.Effective 5 Feb 2026View source
states that RuPay debit cards are issued for eligible borrowers.
- Source
- Kisan Credit Card — Agri & Rural
- Page / section
- Features: Other, RuPay card, line 517
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Other-bank ATM/ADWM transactionsUnlimited free other-bank ATM/ADWM transactions for KCC accounts, under SBI's current ATM notice.Effective 1 Dec 2025View source
The page-2 exception states that accounts retain unlimited free other-bank transactions; the notice says /ADWM charges are unchanged.
- Source
- Revision in /ADWM Transaction Service Charges
- Page / section
- page 2, account exception
- Accessed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Benefits and features
- Need-based crop finance; states there is no minimum or maximum ceiling.
- Five-year limit validity, with a 10% annual limit increase subject to review.
- Eligible borrowers receive a RuPay debit card; current notice gives accounts unlimited free other-bank transactions.
- Eligible crops may be covered by when the premium is paid; says borrowers should opt for personal-accident and health insurance where applicable.
- review is available through the app or Branch portal; describes a contactless, paperless app journey and reduced data entry.
Eligibility
- lists individual owner-cultivators and joint borrowers, tenant farmers, oral lessees, sharecroppers, and farmer / (including tenant farmers and sharecroppers). The page does not set a turnover or business-vintage test.
Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.
Documents the bank lists
- Completed application form.
- Two passport-size photographs.
- Proof of landholding certified by the revenue authorities.
- Cropping pattern, including crops grown and acreage.
- Security documents when the limit is above ₹2 lakh /
₹3 lakh, as applicable to the collateral waiver. - Any additional document specified at sanction.
