4.10. Kisan Call Centres (KCC)

“Kisan Call Centres (KCCs)”, launched in 2004, is aimed at answering farmers queries on a telephone call in farmers own dialect. This Scheme provides agriculture related information to the farming community through toll free telephone lines. A countrywide common eleven digit number has been allotted for Kisan Call Centre. The number is accessible through all mobile phones and landlines of all telecom networks including private service providers. Replies to the farmers' queries are given in 22 local languages.