In financial year 2024, nearly 11 million credit cards were operative under the Kisan Credit Card Scheme in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan with over seven million and 6.8 million cards respectively. In total, 77 million cards were active that year, an increase compared to the previous year.
The Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in 1998 by several Indian banks. Loans are combined with an accident insurance for farmers.
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Reserve Bank of India. (December 24, 2024). Number of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) across India in financial year 2024, by leading state (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245872/india-number-of-kisan-credit-cards-by-state/
Reserve Bank of India. "Number of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) across India in financial year 2024, by leading state (in millions)." Chart. December 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245872/india-number-of-kisan-credit-cards-by-state/
Reserve Bank of India. (2024). Number of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) across India in financial year 2024, by leading state (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245872/india-number-of-kisan-credit-cards-by-state/
Reserve Bank of India. "Number of Kisan Credit Cards (Kcc) across India in Financial Year 2024, by Leading State (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245872/india-number-of-kisan-credit-cards-by-state/
Reserve Bank of India, Number of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) across India in financial year 2024, by leading state (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245872/india-number-of-kisan-credit-cards-by-state/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Number of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) across India in financial year 2024, by leading state (in millions) [Graph], Reserve Bank of India, December 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245872/india-number-of-kisan-credit-cards-by-state/