Vizianagaramవిజయనగరం
23.4 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 23,44,474 (23.4 lakh)
- Area
- 6,539 km²
- Headquarters
- Vizianagaram
- Established
- 1979
₹6,096 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Vizianagaram.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Vizianagaram · PLP 2023-24
₹6,096 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,193 cr
Informal credit delivery system (SHGs, JLGs, PMJDY)
₹1,054 cr
MSME
₹796 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹493 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for Vizianagaram (2023-24) sizes the district's bankable opportunity at about 6,096 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture and its allied lines make up 3,788 crore (62% of the plan), while MSME loans add 796 crore (13%) and home loans another 407 crore.
For an entrepreneur, a few clusters stand out. Pineapple is the district's flagship product (its 'One District One Product'), so the plan pushes processing and proper supply chains around it. Dairy is the single biggest allied opportunity at 215 crore, backed by a large cattle and buffalo herd and 47 milk-collection centres. Food and agro-processing (24 crore, with PM-FME support) and horticulture (57 crore) benefit from being next door to the Visakhapatnam market for fruit, vegetables and flowers. The famous Bobbili Veena, a GI-tagged craft, is flagged for revival through producer groups. There is also 29 crore earmarked for warehouses and cold storage under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
The PLP's own complaint: there is no proper value chain for perishables, so fruit and vegetable prices swing wildly and farmers lose money. Private money rarely flows into post-harvest storage and cold chains, only 13% of farm credit goes into long-term assets, and craft sectors like handloom and the Bobbili Veena are fading for lack of branding, market access and artisans.
What the plan promotes
- Pineapple value chain - identified as the district's One District One Product (ODOP) for processing, with renewed thrust on building backward and forward linkages
- Dairy is the largest allied-credit line at 215.16 cr; district has 1.03 lakh indigenous and 3.78 lakh cross-bred cattle plus 77,886 buffaloes feeding 47 milk collection centres
- Collectivisation of farm produce through FPOs under the Central Sector Scheme to form 10,000 FPOs nationally, helping them graduate into sustainable business entities
- Food and agro processing at 23.68 cr leveraging the PM-FME scheme; district already has 237 food (rice/flour/oil/tea/coffee) processing units
- Bobbili Veena, a GI-tagged handicraft symbolic of the district's culture, needs revival through Off-Farm Producer Organisations and formal market access
- Horticulture and vegetable/fruit/flower cultivation, helped by proximity to the Visakhapatnam industrial and commercial hub for marketing (plantation & horticulture term loan 57.17 cr)
Gaps the plan names
- No established value chain for perishables, causing large price swings for fruits and vegetables and loss of investment for farmers
- Weak private investment in post-harvest infrastructure and agriculture value chains - PLP urges dovetailing AIF, PM-FME, MIDH and State schemes
- Off-farm sectors (handlooms, handicrafts, rural tourism) lack branding and a formal market to realise their potential
- Bobbili Veena (GI product) is losing its sheen due to a dwindling number of artisans and lack of a support mechanism
- Very low share of investment credit - only 13% of total agriculture credit - limiting capital formation in agriculture and allied sectors
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Pineapple value chain - identified as the district's One District One Product (ODOP) for processing, with renewed thrust on building backward and forward linkages
- Dairy is the largest allied-credit line at 215.16 cr; district has 1.03 lakh indigenous and 3.78 lakh cross-bred cattle plus 77,886 buffaloes feeding 47 milk collection centres
- Collectivisation of farm produce through FPOs under the Central Sector Scheme to form 10,000 FPOs nationally, helping them graduate into sustainable business entities
- Food and agro processing at 23.68 cr leveraging the PM-FME scheme; district already has 237 food (rice/flour/oil/tea/coffee) processing units
- Bobbili Veena, a GI-tagged handicraft symbolic of the district's culture, needs revival through Off-Farm Producer Organisations and formal market access
- Horticulture and vegetable/fruit/flower cultivation, helped by proximity to the Visakhapatnam industrial and commercial hub for marketing (plantation & horticulture term loan 57.17 cr)
Gaps the plan names
- No established value chain for perishables, causing large price swings for fruits and vegetables and loss of investment for farmers
- Weak private investment in post-harvest infrastructure and agriculture value chains - PLP urges dovetailing AIF, PM-FME, MIDH and State schemes
- Off-farm sectors (handlooms, handicrafts, rural tourism) lack branding and a formal market to realise their potential
- Bobbili Veena (GI product) is losing its sheen due to a dwindling number of artisans and lack of a support mechanism
- Very low share of investment credit - only 13% of total agriculture credit - limiting capital formation in agriculture and allied sectors
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 Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram district is a district in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga. Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple, Jayathi Mallikarjuna Temple are the finest examples of ancient Eastern Ganga Dynasty built monuments in the district. The district is bounded on the east by the district of Srikakulam, north by Parvathipuram Manyam south by Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, south-east by the Bay of Bengal, and west by Alluri Sitharama Raju district.
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