CRN/      /2012-13
Head Office
Agriculture and Rural
                                                       Circular No.
Business Department                UCO BANK            CHO/ARBD/75/2012-13
10, B.T.M. Sarani,      (A Govt. of India Undertaking) Date 10.01.2013
Kolkata – 700001            HONOURS YOUR TRUST
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To ALL Branches & Offices in India
                SUB: New Loan Product: UCO KISAN TATKAL SCHEME
                                Gist & Action Pont
A new scheme :- UCO KISAN TATKAL SCHEME for providing instant Credit to the
farmers to meet their emergency financial requirement for their Agriculture and
Domestic purpose is being launched.
With a view to extend financial support to the farming community to meet their
emergency requirement of funds to tide over the temporary financial crisis and
keep their Agriculture/Allied activities and domestic front stable the new
scheme- UCO KISAN TATKAL is launched.
The details of the scheme is given below,
Purpose:           An instant credit for farming community to meet the
                   emergency requirements for Agriculture and Domestic
                   purposes for tiding over temporary financial difficulties.
Eligibility:       Individual farmers / joint borrowers (not exceeding 4 farmers)
                   who are existing Kisan Credit Card (KCC) holders having
                   satisfactory track record of at least two years.
Type of Loan:      It shall be single transaction Term loan limit Loan repayable
                   within 3 years.
Quantum       of Minimum limit: Rs.1000/ ; Maximum limit: Rs.50000/-
loan/Ceiling:    (Subject to ceiling at 50% of KCCS limit / 25% of annual
                 income)
Security:          Existing security /ies obtained for KCC to be continued.
                   No additional securities to be obtained even if the combined
                   exposure (KCC plus proposed Kisan Tatkal Scheme) exceeds
                   the present cut-off ceiling of Rs.1 lakh.
Repayment:          3-5 years in half yearly / annual installments.
                    The loan is to be cleared in full if a fresh / enhanced limit is
                    sought during the subsequent year based on revised KCCS
                    limit.
Rate of Interest:   At Base Rate (without interest subvention).
Penal Interest:     As per guidelines of RBI.
                    Upto    Rs. 25000.00        :       Nil
                    Above Rs. 25000.00          : As per extant guidelines.
Disbursement:       After the harvest period of the crops, the farmer(s) shall be
                    eligible for the loan.
Application:        The existing application A116 (Revised) Form-A.
Documentation: As per Bank’s extant guidelines.
Processing and Upto Rs. 25000.00                :       Nil
other charges: Above Rs. 25000.00                   :   As applicable to agriculture term
               loan
Post-sanction     Minimum half yearly farm visits, as applicable to KCC limits.
monitoring      &
follow up:
Loan              Priority Sector- Direct Agriculture
classification:
Repayment:        In suitable half-yearly / annual installments coinciding with
                  overall income generation of the farmer.
Asset               Since it is essentially granted as post harvest facility to provide
classification:     liquidity to farmers, the ‘Crop season’ delinquency norm will
                    be applicable for asset classification.
Customization       Customization will be communicated separately .
The Branches & Offices are advised to make a careful note of the same and
sanction loans to the farmers as per the above terms & conditions.
Dy. General Manager
ARBD,FI,RRB & SLBC
(Independent Charge)