South Andaman
₹951 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in South Andaman.
Source: NABARD PLP 2022-23
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NABARD's plan for South Andaman · PLP 2022-23
₹951 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹549 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹134 cr
Housing
₹92 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹68 cr
The Andaman & Nicobar Islands publish a single UT-wide credit plan covering all three districts (South Andaman, North & Middle Andaman, and Nicobar), so these figures are for the combined territory, not South Andaman alone. For 2022-23 the plan projects about 950.63 crore of priority-sector lending. Farming and allied activities make up 238 crore (about 25%) while the rest — led by small business (MSME) at 549.32 crore — makes up the other 75%.
The biggest everyday opportunities are in and around the sea and the soil. Fishing has the largest farm-loan potential at 38.30 crore (marine, inland and brackish water), backed by 121 fishermen societies. Coconut and arecanut plantations plus horticulture add 27.71 crore, and rearing goats, pigs, poultry and dairy cattle together carry over 56 crore of loan potential. Food and agro-processing (19.88 crore) is wide open because the islands today have almost no rice, oil, spice or fruit processing units. Tourism is the standout growth story, with luxury island resorts planned at Aves, Smith, Long and Ross Islands.
The plan is frank about what holds the islands back: erratic rainfall and weak irrigation, difficult terrain and hard-to-reach islands, missing cold storage and packaging, costly and scarce animal feed, a shortage of raw materials (tree-felling is banned by court order) and skilled labour, and thin land-leasing and marketing support.
What the plan promotes
- Tourism is a major growth engine: A&N is developing into a tourism hub with pristine beaches and adventure sports (snorkelling, sea-walking); luxury resorts with government participation planned at Aves, Smith, Long and Ross Islands, plus NITI Aayog island-development plans
- Fisheries carry the largest agri term-loan potential at 38.30 cr (marine, inland and brackish water) with 121 fishermen societies and a fish production of 40801 MT
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture at 27.71 cr potential; coconut grown on 20,070 ha and arecanut on 4,335 ha, with production of 112.55 million nuts and 10,589 MT respectively
- Livestock rearing is strong: sheep-goat-piggery 23.68 cr, poultry 19.66 cr and dairy 13.12 cr in term-loan potential; 64,761 goats and large poultry populations across the islands
- Food & agro processing has 19.88 cr potential — a key gap since the UT currently has almost no rice/flour/oil/spice/dry-fruit processing units set up
- MSME is the dominant sector at 549.32 cr; 1512 registered units employing about 25,331 people, making polythene bags, PVC pipes, paints, fibreglass, flour mills, bakery products, furniture and shell/handicrafts
Gaps the plan names
- Erratic rainfall, non-availability of quality seeds and inputs, and inadequate irrigation infrastructure hamper agriculture
- Difficult terrain and inaccessibility of many islands, plus poor transport, cold storage, processing and packaging facilities
- Fodder shortage for dairy animals and high cost of feed for poultry and other livestock
- Lack of high-value investment projects in agriculture and allied sectors, poor financial position of marketing federations, and issues of land ownership / land leasing
- High labour costs, non-availability of raw materials (worsened by the tree-felling ban) and shortage of skilled labour
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What the plan promotes
- Tourism is a major growth engine: A&N is developing into a tourism hub with pristine beaches and adventure sports (snorkelling, sea-walking); luxury resorts with government participation planned at Aves, Smith, Long and Ross Islands, plus NITI Aayog island-development plans
- Fisheries carry the largest agri term-loan potential at 38.30 cr (marine, inland and brackish water) with 121 fishermen societies and a fish production of 40801 MT
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture at 27.71 cr potential; coconut grown on 20,070 ha and arecanut on 4,335 ha, with production of 112.55 million nuts and 10,589 MT respectively
- Livestock rearing is strong: sheep-goat-piggery 23.68 cr, poultry 19.66 cr and dairy 13.12 cr in term-loan potential; 64,761 goats and large poultry populations across the islands
- Food & agro processing has 19.88 cr potential — a key gap since the UT currently has almost no rice/flour/oil/spice/dry-fruit processing units set up
- MSME is the dominant sector at 549.32 cr; 1512 registered units employing about 25,331 people, making polythene bags, PVC pipes, paints, fibreglass, flour mills, bakery products, furniture and shell/handicrafts
Gaps the plan names
- Erratic rainfall, non-availability of quality seeds and inputs, and inadequate irrigation infrastructure hamper agriculture
- Difficult terrain and inaccessibility of many islands, plus poor transport, cold storage, processing and packaging facilities
- Fodder shortage for dairy animals and high cost of feed for poultry and other livestock
- Lack of high-value investment projects in agriculture and allied sectors, poor financial position of marketing federations, and issues of land ownership / land leasing
- High labour costs, non-availability of raw materials (worsened by the tree-felling ban) and shortage of skilled labour
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About South Andaman
South Andaman district is one of the three districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Sri Vijaya Puram, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters. The area covered by this district is 2,640 km2.
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