GS3 · Agri credit

MISS continued: KCC loans at 7%

Battle IAS current affairs title card: MISS continued: KCC loans at 7% (GS3 · Agri credit, 28 May 2025)

What happened

  • Cabinet continued interest subvention under MISS for 2025-26 [PIB].

Background

  • KCC loans up to ₹3 lakh at 7% with 1.5% subvention to lenders [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Cheap credit.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-28): cabinet continued interest subvention under MISS for 2025-26.
  2. Cheap credit.
Quotable data point

Cabinet continued interest subvention under MISS for 2025-26.

PIB: MISS, 28 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: MISS.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

MISS subvention to lenders

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

Official source: PIB: MISS, 28 May 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending