Kisan Rin Portal (KRP)

In the context of insurance schemes for farmers, which portal provides access to credit services under Kisan Credit card scheme?

Answer: Kisan Rin Portal (KRP).

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About Kisan Rin Portal (KRP):

• It would allow access to credit services under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and assist farmers to avail subsidized agriculture credit through Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS).
  • MISS is a scheme for providing short-term credit to farmers at subsidised interest rate started in 2022-23.
• Developed by: Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAH&D), Department of Fisheries (DoF), RBI, and NABARD.
• It serves as an integrated hub for comprehensive view of farmer data, loan disbursement specifics, interest subvention claims, and scheme utilization progress.
• KRP would enable proactive policy interventions, strategic guidance, and adaptive enhancements for efficient agriculture credit by integrating with banks.

About Weather Information Network Data Systems (WINDS) Manual:

• It is to establish a network of Automatic Weather Stations & Rain Gauges at taluk/block and gram panchayat levels.
• This would create a robust database of hyper-local weather data, support agricultural services, and provide stakeholders with an in-depth understanding of its functionalities, data interpretation, and effective utilization.
• It guides States and Union Territories to establish and integrate the WINDS platform for transparent and objective data observation and transmission.
• It offers practical insights into leveraging weather data for improved crop management, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.

Why in News?

Recent initiatives were launched for agri-credit and Weather network by joint efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Finance.