Kokrajharকোকৰাঝাৰ
8.87 lakh people. Larger than Bhutan, Luxembourg, or Malta. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 8,87,142 (8.87 lakh)
- Area
- 3,129 km²
- Headquarters
- Kokrajhar
₹721 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Kokrajhar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Kokrajhar · PLP 2023-24
₹721 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹261 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹198 cr
MSME
₹97 cr
Informal credit delivery system (SHGs/JLGs)
₹64 cr
Kokrajhar's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 pegs total priority-sector lending potential at Rs.720.77 crore, up 8.55% on the previous year. Farming and allied work dominate: agriculture as a whole is worth about Rs.500 crore (roughly 69% of the plan), while small business (MSME) adds Rs.97.44 crore (term loans Rs.81.20 cr plus working capital Rs.16.24 cr).
The single biggest opportunity is crop production, maintenance and marketing at Rs.261.36 crore (36% of the plan) - this is paddy country (Ahu, Sali and Boro rice) with jute, mesta, wheat and oilseeds. Livestock is the other big story: sheep, goat and piggery lending is projected at Rs.59.95 crore, poultry at Rs.22.05 crore and dairy at Rs.17.53 crore. Horticulture and plantation (banana, pineapple, citrus, spices, areca nut) carry Rs.31.99 crore, and a NABARD-backed dragon-fruit project at Gossaigaon is already fruiting. Housing (Rs.39.36 cr) and SHG/JLG informal credit (Rs.63.85 cr) round out the mix.
The plan is frank about the gaps. The district's only cold storage is non-functional, and there is a shortage of rice mills, oil expellers and agro-processing units. Very few farmers hold Kisan Credit Cards because they cannot produce proper land papers. Animal feed is imported and the plan urges a local feed plant via public-private partnership. The rich beels and swamps for fishery remain under-used.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the main crop (Ahu, Sali, Boro) alongside jute, mesta, black gram, sesame in Kharif and wheat, toria, niger, linseed, lentil, buckwheat in Rabi; Gross Cropped Area 1,49,534 ha with 156% cropping intensity
- NABARD FSPF-DPR project 'Doubling of Farmers Income through cultivation of High Value crop - Dragon fruit' grounded at RARS, Gossaigaon for 2021-22 to 2022-23; fruiting has started in some plots
- Livestock is a major asset - sheep/goat/piggery term credit projected at Rs.59.95cr, poultry Rs.22.05cr and dairy Rs.17.53cr; suggested cross-breeding of indigenous cows with Jersey and pigs with exotic Boar
- Horticulture: banana, pineapple, citrus, jackfruit fruit trees plus chilli, ginger, turmeric, black pepper spices and areca nut/coconut plantation; plantation & horticulture credit Rs.31.99cr
- Farm mechanisation is a 2023-24 thrust area (Rs.14.79cr) as farmers mostly practise mono-cropping with little technology use
- KCC saturation drive - only 23,548 KCC issued as on 31 March 2022 (outstanding Rs.156.11cr); Agriculture Dept and land revenue/circle office to devise simplified land documents for KCC
Gaps the plan names
- Poor input mobilising capacity, light and poor soil, lack of adequate market, storage and agro-processing facilities, and lack of farm mechanisation hinder agriculture development
- The only cold storage in the district is non-functional; establishment of modern rice mills, oil expellers, processing units and value-addition is needed
- Low CD ratio (45.61% as on 31 March 2022) due to lack of big project financing and high NPAs; priority-sector lending achievement was only 45.62% against target
- Very low KCC coverage - farmers unable to submit proper land documents; simplified documentation needed to issue KCC
- Animal feeds are mostly imported from outside; urgent need for an animal feed plant through Govt funding or PPP mode
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the main crop (Ahu, Sali, Boro) alongside jute, mesta, black gram, sesame in Kharif and wheat, toria, niger, linseed, lentil, buckwheat in Rabi; Gross Cropped Area 1,49,534 ha with 156% cropping intensity
- NABARD FSPF-DPR project 'Doubling of Farmers Income through cultivation of High Value crop - Dragon fruit' grounded at RARS, Gossaigaon for 2021-22 to 2022-23; fruiting has started in some plots
- Livestock is a major asset - sheep/goat/piggery term credit projected at Rs.59.95cr, poultry Rs.22.05cr and dairy Rs.17.53cr; suggested cross-breeding of indigenous cows with Jersey and pigs with exotic Boar
- Horticulture: banana, pineapple, citrus, jackfruit fruit trees plus chilli, ginger, turmeric, black pepper spices and areca nut/coconut plantation; plantation & horticulture credit Rs.31.99cr
- Farm mechanisation is a 2023-24 thrust area (Rs.14.79cr) as farmers mostly practise mono-cropping with little technology use
- KCC saturation drive - only 23,548 KCC issued as on 31 March 2022 (outstanding Rs.156.11cr); Agriculture Dept and land revenue/circle office to devise simplified land documents for KCC
Gaps the plan names
- Poor input mobilising capacity, light and poor soil, lack of adequate market, storage and agro-processing facilities, and lack of farm mechanisation hinder agriculture development
- The only cold storage in the district is non-functional; establishment of modern rice mills, oil expellers, processing units and value-addition is needed
- Low CD ratio (45.61% as on 31 March 2022) due to lack of big project financing and high NPAs; priority-sector lending achievement was only 45.62% against target
- Very low KCC coverage - farmers unable to submit proper land documents; simplified documentation needed to issue KCC
- Animal feeds are mostly imported from outside; urgent need for an animal feed plant through Govt funding or PPP mode
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About Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town and occupies an area of 3,169.22 km2 (1,223.64 sq mi). It has two civil sub-divisions namely Parbatjhora and Gossaigaon and five revenue circles namely Kokrajhar, Dotma, Bhaoraguri, Gossaigaon and Bagribarilll.
Source: Wikipedia — Kokrajhar district
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