Sivasagarশিৱসাগৰ
11.5 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 11,51,050 (11.5 lakh)
- Area
- 2,668 km²
- Headquarters
- Sivasagar
₹956 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Sivasagar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Sivasagar · PLP 2023-24
₹956 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹388 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹270 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹171 cr
Housing
₹52 cr
Sivasagar in Upper Assam has a NABARD credit potential of about Rs 956 crore for 2023-24. Farming and allied activities make up roughly half of this (Rs 475 crore), while small and medium businesses (MSME) are actually the single biggest slice at Rs 388 crore (about 41%), thanks to ONGC, OIL, GAIL and the tea industry giving the district a strong non-farm economy.
On the farm side, ordinary crop loans (mostly for paddy, the district's staple) are the largest line at Rs 270 crore. Livestock is a real opportunity: dairy loans are worth Rs 47 crore and poultry Rs 34 crore, and pig rearing is a popular, traditional income source given strong local pork demand. Farm mechanisation (Rs 29 crore) is the headline thrust for the year. Fruit and plantation crops - pineapple, orange, Assam lemon, banana - are grown commercially in the char (river-island) blocks of Sivasagar, Gaurisagar and Demow. Food and agro-processing carries Rs 11 crore of potential, and the district's many tanks, ponds and beels make fish farming attractive (Rs 6 crore).
The plan flags clear gaps holding this back: weak processing and marketing of produce, poor uptake of post-harvest handling, tiny fragmented land holdings, shortage of feed and fodder, no fish-insurance scheme, and low Kisan Credit Card coverage. Suggested fixes include soil-health cards, RuPay KCC, better storage-linked agri-markets and faster land-record computerisation.
What the plan promotes
- Farm mechanisation is the flagship thrust area for 2023-24, with capacity building on crop diversification, integrated farming systems and aggregating farmers into FPOs/FPCs; term-loan potential of Rs 28.71cr
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan opportunity at Rs 46.96cr, followed by poultry Rs 34.48cr; commercial poultry is moving to contract/tripartite farming
- Pig rearing (piggery) using traditional skills is a very popular income source given strong pork demand; sheep/goat/piggery term loan Rs 27.72cr, and NABARD has supported 2 FPOs on piggery and dairy under the PRODUCE fund
- Char-like low-lying areas in Sivasagar, Gaurisagar and Demow blocks grow plantation crops commercially (60% of area under plantation & horticulture); pineapple, orange, Assam lemon, guava, banana, coconut and betelvine are major horticultural crops
- Ancient tanks, ponds and beels give immense pisci-culture potential; fishery term-loan potential Rs 6.42cr
- Food & agro-processing potential of Rs 11.47cr, supported by 62 rice/flour/oil/tea/coffee units and 62 sugarcane (gur/khandsari) units in the district
Gaps the plan names
- Insufficient processing and marketing of agriculture produce, with fruits and vegetables not commercialised to the optimum level and poor adoption of post-harvest technologies
- Gap between potential and average productivity, and unavailability of quality seed, planting material and other agricultural inputs
- Resource-poor farmers with low per-capita income, lowest per-capita land availability and small, fragmented land holdings; conversion of farm land to non-farm purposes
- Gap between requirement and availability of feed and fodder for livestock; absence of a fish insurance scheme and multiple ownership of water bodies hampering institutional credit flow
- Low KCC coverage and much of the rural youth non-inclined to agriculture, preferring jobs in ONGC, OIL etc.; suggested actions include soil health cards, RuPay KCC, automated weather stations, faster land-record computerisation and modern agri-markets with storage linkage
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What the plan promotes
- Farm mechanisation is the flagship thrust area for 2023-24, with capacity building on crop diversification, integrated farming systems and aggregating farmers into FPOs/FPCs; term-loan potential of Rs 28.71cr
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan opportunity at Rs 46.96cr, followed by poultry Rs 34.48cr; commercial poultry is moving to contract/tripartite farming
- Pig rearing (piggery) using traditional skills is a very popular income source given strong pork demand; sheep/goat/piggery term loan Rs 27.72cr, and NABARD has supported 2 FPOs on piggery and dairy under the PRODUCE fund
- Char-like low-lying areas in Sivasagar, Gaurisagar and Demow blocks grow plantation crops commercially (60% of area under plantation & horticulture); pineapple, orange, Assam lemon, guava, banana, coconut and betelvine are major horticultural crops
- Ancient tanks, ponds and beels give immense pisci-culture potential; fishery term-loan potential Rs 6.42cr
- Food & agro-processing potential of Rs 11.47cr, supported by 62 rice/flour/oil/tea/coffee units and 62 sugarcane (gur/khandsari) units in the district
Gaps the plan names
- Insufficient processing and marketing of agriculture produce, with fruits and vegetables not commercialised to the optimum level and poor adoption of post-harvest technologies
- Gap between potential and average productivity, and unavailability of quality seed, planting material and other agricultural inputs
- Resource-poor farmers with low per-capita income, lowest per-capita land availability and small, fragmented land holdings; conversion of farm land to non-farm purposes
- Gap between requirement and availability of feed and fodder for livestock; absence of a fish insurance scheme and multiple ownership of water bodies hampering institutional credit flow
- Low KCC coverage and much of the rural youth non-inclined to agriculture, preferring jobs in ONGC, OIL etc.; suggested actions include soil health cards, RuPay KCC, automated weather stations, faster land-record computerisation and modern agri-markets with storage linkage
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About Sivasagar
Sivasagar district is one of the 34 districts of Assam state in Northeast India. Sivasagar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This historic place is also known for its rich biodiversity. The districts covers an area of 2668 square kilometers. The district comprises two sub-divisions – Sivasagar and Nazira. The district is bounded by the Brahmaputra River to the north, Nagaland to the south, the Charaideo district to the east and the Jhanji River to the west.
Source: Wikipedia — Sivasagar district
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