Kisan Credit Card (Pashupalan) — Subsidised Livestock Loans, MP — Frequently Asked Questions

It is a Government of Madhya Pradesh scheme run by the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Department. It provides short-term working capital loans through the Kisan Credit Card route to livestock farmers, dairy producers and members of primary agricultural credit cooperative societies, and it carries an interest subsidy on the sanctioned loan.

You need to be a resident of Madhya Pradesh. You should also be a livestock farmer or a member of a primary agricultural credit cooperative society, and you must need short-term working capital for livestock activities, including dairy production.

The scheme does not publish a fixed loan amount — the amount varies. The Kisan Credit Card route is used to issue working capital credit for livestock operations, and the sanction is handled by the bank.

No. The scheme runs on a rolling basis and applications are always open, so you can apply at any point during the year rather than waiting for a specific window.

It is a loan, not a grant, and it is not an equity investment — no stake or ownership is taken in your activity. You receive working capital credit through the Kisan Credit Card route, benefit from an interest subsidy on the sanctioned amount, and repay the loan.

Disbursement is typically completed within 15 days of the application being approved, which makes the scheme useful when working capital is needed at short notice.

Go to the official portal at https://samast.mponline.gov.in/portal/ and create a profile with your basic details — name, mobile number, gender, email ID and date of birth. You then verify those details by re-entering your date of birth and mobile number with an OTP, complete Aadhaar e-KYC using your Aadhaar number, registered mobile number and an Aadhaar OTP, and fill the application form with the scheme name, Samagra ID, mobile number, address and your business or personal details. Upload the required documents, pay the application fee online, submit the form, and note down the Application ID that is generated.

Yes. You can visit banks, district nodal officers or a dairy cooperatives office during office hours, ask for a hard copy of the prescribed form, fill in all mandatory fields and attach self-attested copies of the required documents. Submit the signed form to the concerned office and ask for a receipt or acknowledgement showing the date, time of submission and a unique identification number.

Applicants fill in personal and business details and upload the required documents, which typically include proof of identity, proof of address and details relating to livestock activities. The online route also involves Aadhaar-based e-KYC and entry of your Samagra ID.

No. Residency in Madhya Pradesh is one of the listed eligibility conditions, so applicants need to be residents of the state to be considered.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for Kisan Credit Card (Pashupalan) — Subsidised Livestock Loans, MP, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

Kisan Credit Card (Pashupalan) — Subsidised Livestock Loans, MP is offered by Animal Husbandry and Dairy Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.