Cacharকাছাৰ
17.4 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 17,36,617 (17.4 lakh)
- Area
- 3,786 km²
- Headquarters
- Silchar
- Established
- 1830
₹2,140 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Cachar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Cachar · PLP 2023-24
₹2,140 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹1,050 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹536 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹290 cr
Housing
₹63 cr
Cachar's NABARD plan for 2023-24 sees about Rs.2,140 cr of lendable potential across priority sectors. The mix is unusual for a farming district: small business (MSME) is the biggest slice at Rs.1,050 cr (49%), ahead of all of agriculture combined at Rs.906 cr (42%). Silchar, the district headquarters, is the commercial gateway feeding Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura, which is why MSME dominates.
On the farm side, the standout activity clusters are poultry (Rs.63.5 cr), plantation and horticulture (Rs.53.1 cr), dairy (Rs.46.4 cr), sheep/goat/piggery (Rs.45.4 cr) and fisheries (Rs.45.2 cr). Crop loans for paddy and vegetables add another Rs.536 cr. Tea anchors the local economy (198 gardens in the Barak Valley), and Lakhipur is the state's richest pineapple belt. Housing (Rs.63 cr) and education (Rs.51 cr) loans round out the household demand.
The plan is frank about what holds the district back: farmers struggle to raise inputs on light, poor soil; there is little storage, marketing or agro-processing; farm mechanisation is weak and most land is still mono-cropped. Kisan Credit Card take-up is very low because farmers cannot produce clean land papers. The report also flags an urgent need for a local animal feed plant (feed is currently trucked in) and for modern rice mills, oil expellers and value-addition units.
What the plan promotes
- MSME is the largest single opportunity at Rs.1,049.60 cr (49% of the plan), with Silchar acting as the main commercial gateway supplying essential goods to Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura
- Poultry is the biggest agri term-loan line at Rs.63.53 cr, followed by plantation & horticulture Rs.53.10 cr, dairy Rs.46.38 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs.45.38 cr
- Tea is core to the district economy - 198 tea gardens operate in the Barak Valley; other plantation crops include orange, pineapple, banana, rubber, cashew, coffee, areca nut and coconut
- Lakhipur is the richest pineapple-growing area in the state, on the bank of the Barak River
- Fisheries potential of Rs.45.20 cr supported by abundant natural beels, low-lying swamps and high rainfall; fish production was 36,148 MT
- Thrust for 2023-24 is farm mechanization plus capacity building for crop diversification, since farmers largely practice mono-cropping with little technology
Gaps the plan names
- Poor input-mobilizing capacity of farmers, plus light and poor soil, hinders agricultural development
- Lack of adequate market, storage and agro-processing facilities across the district
- Lack of farm mechanization, with the majority of farmers still practising mono-cropping and very little use of technology
- Very low KCC coverage because farmers cannot submit proper land documents; simplified land documents for KCC issuance are needed from the Agriculture Dept and land revenue/circle offices
- Animal feed is imported from outside, so there is an urgent need to establish an animal feed plant in the district through Govt funding or PPP mode
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What the plan promotes
- MSME is the largest single opportunity at Rs.1,049.60 cr (49% of the plan), with Silchar acting as the main commercial gateway supplying essential goods to Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura
- Poultry is the biggest agri term-loan line at Rs.63.53 cr, followed by plantation & horticulture Rs.53.10 cr, dairy Rs.46.38 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs.45.38 cr
- Tea is core to the district economy - 198 tea gardens operate in the Barak Valley; other plantation crops include orange, pineapple, banana, rubber, cashew, coffee, areca nut and coconut
- Lakhipur is the richest pineapple-growing area in the state, on the bank of the Barak River
- Fisheries potential of Rs.45.20 cr supported by abundant natural beels, low-lying swamps and high rainfall; fish production was 36,148 MT
- Thrust for 2023-24 is farm mechanization plus capacity building for crop diversification, since farmers largely practice mono-cropping with little technology
Gaps the plan names
- Poor input-mobilizing capacity of farmers, plus light and poor soil, hinders agricultural development
- Lack of adequate market, storage and agro-processing facilities across the district
- Lack of farm mechanization, with the majority of farmers still practising mono-cropping and very little use of technology
- Very low KCC coverage because farmers cannot submit proper land documents; simplified land documents for KCC issuance are needed from the Agriculture Dept and land revenue/circle offices
- Animal feed is imported from outside, so there is an urgent need to establish an animal feed plant in the district through Govt funding or PPP mode
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 Cachar
Cachar district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. After independence, the pre-existing undivided Cachar district was split into four districts: Dima Hasao, Hailakandi, Karimganj, and the current Cachar district. Silchar is Cachar district's center of government.
Source: Wikipedia — Cachar district
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