YSR Kadapaవైఎస్ఆర్ కడప
28.8 lakh people. Larger than Jamaica, Armenia, or Bahrain. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 28,82,469 (28.8 lakh)
- Area
- 15,379 km²
- Headquarters
- Kadapa
₹10,378 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in YSR Kadapa.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for YSR Kadapa · PLP 2023-24
₹10,378 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹5,084 cr
MSME
₹2,089 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,424 cr
Informal credit delivery system
₹699 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for YSR Kadapa (2023-24) sizes the district's bankable opportunity at about 10,378 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture takes roughly 6,839 crore (66%) of the plan, with MSME a clear second at 2,089 crore (20%) and housing at 645 crore.
For an entrepreneur, a few clusters stand out. First, crop and allied finance is huge — 5,084 crore for crop loans (paddy, groundnut, Bengal gram, cotton) plus dairy (506 crore) and sheep/goat rearing (266 crore), so milk chilling, fodder and small-ruminant supply chains have ready credit. Second, horticulture and food processing: banana is the district's One District One Product crop, mango, sweet orange and acid lime are widely grown, and 110 crore is earmarked for agro-processing — Pulivendula, Jammalamadugu and Mydukur are flagged for processing units. Third, mineral and industrial plays: limestone, barytes, uranium and Kadapa slabs feed cement, power and pulverising units; the PLP points to Solar Parks in Jammalamadugu, Mydukuru and Badvel, a proposed steel and secondary food-processing plant, and an Export Facilitation Centre for minerals, Krishnapuram Onion and handlooms.
The PLP's own complaint: with no established value chain, perishable produce suffers wild farm-gate price swings, so it wants private money in cold chains and processing. It also flags over-exploited groundwater (the district is drought-prone) needing micro-irrigation and water harvesting, weak branding for handlooms and handicrafts, and a thin JLG-lending ecosystem.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit anchors the plan at 5084 Cr across paddy, groundnut, Bengal gram, cotton, Jowar and red gram; KC Canal and the Mylavaram major project plus Sagileru, Brahmam Sagar and Pulivendula Branch Canal feed irrigation.
- Dairy and small-ruminant rearing dominate allied term lending: Animal Husbandry-Dairy 506.02 Cr and Sheep, Goat & Piggery 266.23 Cr, backed by a goat population of ~579 thousand and sheep ~984 thousand.
- Horticulture cluster: Banana (chosen under One District One Product), Batavia/Sweet Orange, Acid/Sweet lime, Mango and Papaya, with Plantation & Horticulture incl. Sericulture at 178.09 Cr; 14 FPOs registered under the CSS for banana processing and export.
- Food and agro processing potential of 110.05 Cr, supported by PMFME and a NABARD concessional refinance scheme for micro food units; cooperative food-processing scope flagged in Pulivendula, Jammalamadugu and Mydukur blocks.
- Millets push under the International Year of Millets 2023: ~17,500 ha currently under Jowar and Bajra with room to expand minor millets and add processing/value addition for the MSME sector.
- Mineral-based industry: limestone, uranium, barytes, asbestos, Kadapa slabs and quartz support cement factories, power plants and pulverising units; district may attract mega cement, solar, wind and food-processing projects.
Gaps the plan names
- No established value chain, so perishable fruits and vegetables see large farm-gate price swings; the PLP asks for private investment in post-harvest infrastructure and food processing via AIF, PM-FME and MIDH.
- Groundwater is over-exploited (rainfall below normal, district classed as Drought Prone) and needs rainwater harvesting, recharge bore wells, check dams, percolation tanks and farm ponds, with a big push for micro-irrigation through APMIP.
- Off-farm sectors such as handlooms, handicrafts and rural tourism lack branding and a formal market; Off Farm Producer Organisations are needed to organise products and tap demand.
- Weak JLG lending ecosystem: a SERP-style body and field cadre is sought to drive formation and promotion of Joint Liability Groups and build banker confidence.
- Post-harvest management and agriculture infrastructure remain under-financed; banks are yet to saturate the available potential despite facilities like the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop credit anchors the plan at 5084 Cr across paddy, groundnut, Bengal gram, cotton, Jowar and red gram; KC Canal and the Mylavaram major project plus Sagileru, Brahmam Sagar and Pulivendula Branch Canal feed irrigation.
- Dairy and small-ruminant rearing dominate allied term lending: Animal Husbandry-Dairy 506.02 Cr and Sheep, Goat & Piggery 266.23 Cr, backed by a goat population of ~579 thousand and sheep ~984 thousand.
- Horticulture cluster: Banana (chosen under One District One Product), Batavia/Sweet Orange, Acid/Sweet lime, Mango and Papaya, with Plantation & Horticulture incl. Sericulture at 178.09 Cr; 14 FPOs registered under the CSS for banana processing and export.
- Food and agro processing potential of 110.05 Cr, supported by PMFME and a NABARD concessional refinance scheme for micro food units; cooperative food-processing scope flagged in Pulivendula, Jammalamadugu and Mydukur blocks.
- Millets push under the International Year of Millets 2023: ~17,500 ha currently under Jowar and Bajra with room to expand minor millets and add processing/value addition for the MSME sector.
- Mineral-based industry: limestone, uranium, barytes, asbestos, Kadapa slabs and quartz support cement factories, power plants and pulverising units; district may attract mega cement, solar, wind and food-processing projects.
Gaps the plan names
- No established value chain, so perishable fruits and vegetables see large farm-gate price swings; the PLP asks for private investment in post-harvest infrastructure and food processing via AIF, PM-FME and MIDH.
- Groundwater is over-exploited (rainfall below normal, district classed as Drought Prone) and needs rainwater harvesting, recharge bore wells, check dams, percolation tanks and farm ponds, with a big push for micro-irrigation through APMIP.
- Off-farm sectors such as handlooms, handicrafts and rural tourism lack branding and a formal market; Off Farm Producer Organisations are needed to organise products and tap demand.
- Weak JLG lending ecosystem: a SERP-style body and field cadre is sought to drive formation and promotion of Joint Liability Groups and build banker confidence.
- Post-harvest management and agriculture infrastructure remain under-financed; banks are yet to saturate the available potential despite facilities like the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
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About YSR Kadapa
Kadapa District, officially known as YSR Kadapa District is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In the 2022 reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh districts, the district boundary was largely restricted to the Kadapa parliamentary constituency area. It is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region. Kadapa is the administrative headquarters for this district. After the rejoining of Rajampeta Revenue Division into the district in 2025, now the district has two parliamentary constituencies namely Rajampeta Parliamentary Constituency and Kadapa Parliamentary Constituency. The district has one collectrate (Kadapa) and one sub-collectrate (Rajampeta).
Source: Wikipedia — Kadapa district
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