Kurung Kumey
0.92 lakh people. Larger than Monaco or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 92,076 (0.92 lakh)
- Area
- 6,340 km²
- Headquarters
- Koloriang
₹14 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Kurung Kumey.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Kurung Kumey · PLP 2023-24
₹14 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹4 cr
MSME
₹3 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2 cr
Informal credit delivery system (SHGs)
₹1 cr
Kurung Kumey is a remote, mountainous district in Arunachal Pradesh where farming and allied work are the main livelihood. The NABARD plan for 2023-24 sees a total credit opportunity of about ₹13.61 crore. Roughly 58% (₹7.85 crore) is farming and allied activities, and MSME (small business) adds ₹2.51 crore.
The biggest single opportunity is plantation and horticulture at ₹1.59 crore — the climate suits oranges, banana, pineapple, papaya, lemon and large cardamom. Crop loans come to ₹2.31 crore, mostly paddy (about half the cultivated land) plus vegetables like tomato, cabbage and cucumber. Animal rearing is a real earner too: dairy (₹0.56 crore), pig, sheep and goat farming (₹0.29 crore), poultry, and a ₹1.00 crore working-capital line, with fish farming at ₹0.42 crore where demand far outstrips local supply. On the non-farm side, bamboo handicrafts and handloom weaving underpin the ₹2.51 crore MSME potential, and food & agro-processing offers ₹0.36 crore. The state's Atmanirbhar scheme (₹310 crore statewide) adds subsidy on top of bank loans.
The plan is frank about what holds the district back: heavy reliance on the monsoon and old cultivation methods, few storage and processing units, poor transport and marketing links, no regulated markets, and a shortage of improved animal breeds and feed. It suggests using RIDF funds for basic infrastructure and grouping farmers and SHGs into FPOs to sell better together.
What the plan promotes
- Plantation & horticulture is the single largest term-loan line at ₹1.59cr — the agro-climate suits oranges, banana, pineapple, papaya, lemon, large cardamom and pears; aromatic and medicinal/herbal plants are also encouraged.
- Crop production (KCC) projected at ₹2.31cr, led by paddy (the main food crop, ~50% of cultivated area) grown on hill slopes (jhum) and low-lying wet-rice areas, plus vegetables like tomato, cabbage and cucumber.
- Animal husbandry is a backbone activity: dairy ₹0.56cr, poultry ₹0.07cr and sheep/goat/piggery ₹0.29cr, with a further ₹1.00cr working-capital (maintenance) loan — piggery and poultry are the most popular allied activities.
- Fisheries projected at ₹0.42cr — strong local demand for fish and a wide gap between supply and demand of fish and fish seed.
- MSME credit potential of ₹2.51cr (investment ₹1.79cr + working capital ₹0.72cr), anchored on bamboo-based handicrafts manufacturing and handloom weaving, the district's prominent industries.
- State-run Atmanirbhar Yojona (Krishi, Bagwani, Plantation, Pashupalan & Matsyapalan) scaled from ₹120cr to ₹310cr budget statewide, supporting 5,500 farmers and 600 SHGs — a front-end subsidy alongside bank loans.
Gaps the plan names
- Over-dependence on the monsoon and traditional (jhum/rainfed) methods of cultivation, leaving livelihoods insecure.
- Lack of storage and processing units plus transportation and marketing bottlenecks, and absence of regulated markets.
- Shortage of technical inputs and fertilizers, and inadequate credit inputs reaching farmers.
- Limited supply of improved breeds of cattle and pigs, shortage of concentrated feed, and weak extension services.
- Suggested fixes: use RIDF funds to build basic infrastructure, and federate farmers and SHGs into FPOs to scale production and improve post-harvest marketing.
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What the plan promotes
- Plantation & horticulture is the single largest term-loan line at ₹1.59cr — the agro-climate suits oranges, banana, pineapple, papaya, lemon, large cardamom and pears; aromatic and medicinal/herbal plants are also encouraged.
- Crop production (KCC) projected at ₹2.31cr, led by paddy (the main food crop, ~50% of cultivated area) grown on hill slopes (jhum) and low-lying wet-rice areas, plus vegetables like tomato, cabbage and cucumber.
- Animal husbandry is a backbone activity: dairy ₹0.56cr, poultry ₹0.07cr and sheep/goat/piggery ₹0.29cr, with a further ₹1.00cr working-capital (maintenance) loan — piggery and poultry are the most popular allied activities.
- Fisheries projected at ₹0.42cr — strong local demand for fish and a wide gap between supply and demand of fish and fish seed.
- MSME credit potential of ₹2.51cr (investment ₹1.79cr + working capital ₹0.72cr), anchored on bamboo-based handicrafts manufacturing and handloom weaving, the district's prominent industries.
- State-run Atmanirbhar Yojona (Krishi, Bagwani, Plantation, Pashupalan & Matsyapalan) scaled from ₹120cr to ₹310cr budget statewide, supporting 5,500 farmers and 600 SHGs — a front-end subsidy alongside bank loans.
Gaps the plan names
- Over-dependence on the monsoon and traditional (jhum/rainfed) methods of cultivation, leaving livelihoods insecure.
- Lack of storage and processing units plus transportation and marketing bottlenecks, and absence of regulated markets.
- Shortage of technical inputs and fertilizers, and inadequate credit inputs reaching farmers.
- Limited supply of improved breeds of cattle and pigs, shortage of concentrated feed, and weak extension services.
- Suggested fixes: use RIDF funds to build basic infrastructure, and federate farmers and SHGs into FPOs to scale production and improve post-harvest marketing.
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About Kurung Kumey
Kurung Kumey district is one of the 26 districts of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, with its district headquarters in Koloriang.
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