Nelloreశ్రీ పొట్టి శ్రీరాములు నెల్లూరు
29.6 lakh people. Larger than Jamaica, Armenia, or Bahrain. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 29,63,557 (29.6 lakh)
- Area
- 13,076 km²
- Headquarters
- Nellore
₹12,650 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Nellore.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Nellore · PLP 2023-24
₹12,650 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹6,260 cr
MSME (micro, small & medium enterprises)
₹2,321 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,885 cr
Housing
₹659 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for SPSR Nellore (2023-24) sizes the district's bankable opportunity at Rs 12,650.25 crore. Agriculture dominates at Rs 8,838.27 crore (69.87%), with MSME a distant second at Rs 2,320.89 crore (18.35%).
For an entrepreneur, three clusters stand out. First, the farm economy: crop loans alone are worth Rs 6,260 crore (paddy is the staple crop), and Nellore's 167 km coastline makes aquaculture and fisheries a real business — Scampi and brackish-water farming plus inland fish in the district's many tanks (Rs 143 crore of fishery term loans). Second, livestock: dairy (Rs 294 crore) and the famous Nellore 'Jodipi' sheep breed (sheep/goat/piggery Rs 209 crore). Third, processing and making things: food and agro-processing (NABARD specifically points to Nellore and Kavali towns), pharma units, and the district's mineral wealth — mica, silica sand, granite, barites. Handloom weaving (the well-known Paturu sarees) and 27 active farmer-producer organisations round out the picture.
The PLP's own complaint: market-yard godowns are old and there is no product-specific cold storage, so harvests rot; many lift-irrigation schemes don't work and the district leans too hard on rain-fed tanks; veterinary labs and mobile clinics are thin on the ground; awareness of food processing is very low; and tenant farmers without clear land title or Crop Cultivator Right Cards struggle to get bank loans.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the district's major crop across the coastal and delta mandals, with crop-production credit alone sized at Rs 6260.15 cr; aquaculture (brackish-water, marine and Scampi/freshwater) is a significant economic activity with a 167 km coastline over 12 mandals.
- Aquaculture and inland fisheries: term-loan potential of Rs 143.31 cr; large numbers of MI tanks can be used for inland fish farming, with e-NAM at Kadapa already handling online sales.
- Dairy and sheep farming: dairy term loans Rs 293.74 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs 208.96 cr; the district is known for the Nellore 'Jodipi' sheep breed.
- Food and agro processing: ancillary potential of Rs 61.38 cr; NABARD flags Nellore and Kavali blocks for cooperative food-processing units and the district has 08 APMCs and 561 Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) as one-stop farmer centres.
- Major commercial crops are groundnut, sunflower, sugarcane and tobacco; major horticulture crops are acid lime, sweet orange, mango, cashew nut, coconut and guava, with floriculture (marigold, tube rose, chrysanthemum, rose) at specific locations.
- Handloom weaving is an important rural industry, with Paturu sarees well known for their designs and a strong concentration of weavers; Podupulakshmi SHG women's groups drive livelihood activity.
Gaps the plan names
- Existing godowns in APMC market yards need modernisation and there is urgent need for product-specific storage and marketing facilities to avoid post-harvest losses.
- Many LI (lift irrigation) schemes are not working satisfactorily; high dependence on rain-fed tank irrigation needs de-silting and rejuvenation, with scope to expand drip/sprinkler micro-irrigation under APMIP for vegetables and fruits.
- Veterinary diagnostic labs for newly emerging livestock diseases and mobile veterinary clinics in upland constituencies are needed to reach remote farmers.
- Awareness of food and agro-processing is very low; line departments and banks must encourage small entrepreneurs, SHGs and FPOs to start processing ventures.
- Land-record digitisation has data inconsistency causing loan difficulties; many marginal/small and tenant farmers lack clear title or Crop Cultivator Right Cards, deterring institutional credit (JLGs recommended).
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the district's major crop across the coastal and delta mandals, with crop-production credit alone sized at Rs 6260.15 cr; aquaculture (brackish-water, marine and Scampi/freshwater) is a significant economic activity with a 167 km coastline over 12 mandals.
- Aquaculture and inland fisheries: term-loan potential of Rs 143.31 cr; large numbers of MI tanks can be used for inland fish farming, with e-NAM at Kadapa already handling online sales.
- Dairy and sheep farming: dairy term loans Rs 293.74 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs 208.96 cr; the district is known for the Nellore 'Jodipi' sheep breed.
- Food and agro processing: ancillary potential of Rs 61.38 cr; NABARD flags Nellore and Kavali blocks for cooperative food-processing units and the district has 08 APMCs and 561 Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) as one-stop farmer centres.
- Major commercial crops are groundnut, sunflower, sugarcane and tobacco; major horticulture crops are acid lime, sweet orange, mango, cashew nut, coconut and guava, with floriculture (marigold, tube rose, chrysanthemum, rose) at specific locations.
- Handloom weaving is an important rural industry, with Paturu sarees well known for their designs and a strong concentration of weavers; Podupulakshmi SHG women's groups drive livelihood activity.
Gaps the plan names
- Existing godowns in APMC market yards need modernisation and there is urgent need for product-specific storage and marketing facilities to avoid post-harvest losses.
- Many LI (lift irrigation) schemes are not working satisfactorily; high dependence on rain-fed tank irrigation needs de-silting and rejuvenation, with scope to expand drip/sprinkler micro-irrigation under APMIP for vegetables and fruits.
- Veterinary diagnostic labs for newly emerging livestock diseases and mobile veterinary clinics in upland constituencies are needed to reach remote farmers.
- Awareness of food and agro-processing is very low; line departments and banks must encourage small entrepreneurs, SHGs and FPOs to start processing ventures.
- Land-record digitisation has data inconsistency causing loan difficulties; many marginal/small and tenant farmers lack clear title or Crop Cultivator Right Cards, deterring institutional credit (JLGs recommended).
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Nellore
Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region, is one of the 28 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557 of which 29.07% was urban. Its administrative headquarters are located in Nellore city. Located in the Coastal Andhra region, the district is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Kadapa district and Tirupati district to the west, Prakasam district and Markapuram district to the north, and Tirupati district to the south.
Source: Wikipedia — Nellore district
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