West Karbi Anglongপশ্চিম কাৰ্বি আংলং
2.95 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 2,95,358 (2.95 lakh)
- Area
- 3,035 km²
- Headquarters
- Hamren
- Established
- 2016
₹519 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in West Karbi Anglong.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for West Karbi Anglong · PLP 2023-24
₹519 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹293 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹120 cr
Informal credit - SHGs/JLGs
₹48 cr
Housing
₹37 cr
West Karbi Anglong district in Assam has a total priority-sector credit potential of about ₹519 crore for 2023-24. Farming and allied work dominate almost completely: agriculture alone is ₹420 crore (about 81% of the plan), while formal MSME lending is a tiny ₹6.2 crore because the district is industrially backward with only 40 registered units.
The biggest single opportunity is crop production and marketing at ₹293 crore (56% of the whole plan) — paddy is the main crop, with ginger, turmeric and chillies as cash crops plus banana, pineapple, orange and Assam lemon. The next clusters worth backing are plantation and horticulture (₹61 crore) and animal husbandry, the district's main thrust area: pig, goat and sheep rearing (₹31 crore) and dairy (₹10 crore) are traditional local activities centred in the Rongkhang and Amri blocks. Group lending through SHGs/JLGs is ₹48 crore and housing ₹37 crore. Food processing is small but wide open — fruit preservation, rice-mill upgrades and fish processing.
The plan flags clear gaps: no agro-processing cluster, cold chain or warehousing; weak roads and irrigation channels; unreliable power; expensive imported animal feed (a feed plant is urgently needed); and nearly half the bank branches crowded into a single block. Better extension, soil testing and veterinary services are also called for.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates the plan at ₹292.97 cr (56.46%); paddy is the most common crop while ginger, turmeric and chillies are the major cash crops, alongside maize, mustard, sesame, sugarcane and horticulture like banana, pineapple, orange and Assam lemon.
- Plantation & horticulture is the single biggest term-loan line at ₹60.68 cr, and the Department of Plantation & Horticulture is asked to popularise fruit processing among entrepreneurs.
- Animal husbandry and fisheries are the major thrust area for 2023-24; sheep/goat/piggery term credit is projected at ₹31.39 cr, dairy at ₹9.75 cr, poultry at ₹1.30 cr and fishery at ₹1.81 cr, with pig rearing a traditional backyard activity.
- Two Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs) cover 550 households across 18 villages in Rongkhang and Amri development blocks, and one FPO focuses on piggery and bamboo.
- Agro & food processing potential of ₹2.80 cr targets fruit preservation (32 units), rice mill modernisation (12 units), bakery/confectionery, sauce/jam/ketchup and fish processing; existing units include 19 rice/flour mills, 2 fruit-processing and a banana-chips unit.
- MSME potential is ₹6.21 cr in an industrially backward district with 40 registered units (20 agro-based, 12 engineering-based, 8 misc), one industrial estate, five commercial estates and twelve growth centres; handloom, sericulture and handicrafts are traditional strengths and weaving is a widespread home-based income activity for rural women.
Gaps the plan names
- Infrastructure development is needed to facilitate production, movement of agriculture produce and storage including marketing; roads are slowly picking up and value-chain infrastructure from storage to processing to marketing is largely missing.
- Irrigation potential created should be tapped by constructing the necessary irrigation channels, and adequate and regular power supply must be ensured.
- Quality extension services, soil testing, artificial insemination and veterinary services need to be augmented; import of feed from outside the state raises input costs, so an animal feed plant is urgently needed via Government funding or PPP.
- There is no Agro Processing Cluster (APC) or Mega Food Park; lack of warehouse, cold chain, silo storage, plant-and-machinery suppliers and quality-testing laboratory hold back food processing.
- Nearly 50% of bank branches are concentrated in one block (Rongkhang) and low Annual Credit Plan achievement is inhibiting the growth of ground-level credit flow.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates the plan at ₹292.97 cr (56.46%); paddy is the most common crop while ginger, turmeric and chillies are the major cash crops, alongside maize, mustard, sesame, sugarcane and horticulture like banana, pineapple, orange and Assam lemon.
- Plantation & horticulture is the single biggest term-loan line at ₹60.68 cr, and the Department of Plantation & Horticulture is asked to popularise fruit processing among entrepreneurs.
- Animal husbandry and fisheries are the major thrust area for 2023-24; sheep/goat/piggery term credit is projected at ₹31.39 cr, dairy at ₹9.75 cr, poultry at ₹1.30 cr and fishery at ₹1.81 cr, with pig rearing a traditional backyard activity.
- Two Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs) cover 550 households across 18 villages in Rongkhang and Amri development blocks, and one FPO focuses on piggery and bamboo.
- Agro & food processing potential of ₹2.80 cr targets fruit preservation (32 units), rice mill modernisation (12 units), bakery/confectionery, sauce/jam/ketchup and fish processing; existing units include 19 rice/flour mills, 2 fruit-processing and a banana-chips unit.
- MSME potential is ₹6.21 cr in an industrially backward district with 40 registered units (20 agro-based, 12 engineering-based, 8 misc), one industrial estate, five commercial estates and twelve growth centres; handloom, sericulture and handicrafts are traditional strengths and weaving is a widespread home-based income activity for rural women.
Gaps the plan names
- Infrastructure development is needed to facilitate production, movement of agriculture produce and storage including marketing; roads are slowly picking up and value-chain infrastructure from storage to processing to marketing is largely missing.
- Irrigation potential created should be tapped by constructing the necessary irrigation channels, and adequate and regular power supply must be ensured.
- Quality extension services, soil testing, artificial insemination and veterinary services need to be augmented; import of feed from outside the state raises input costs, so an animal feed plant is urgently needed via Government funding or PPP.
- There is no Agro Processing Cluster (APC) or Mega Food Park; lack of warehouse, cold chain, silo storage, plant-and-machinery suppliers and quality-testing laboratory hold back food processing.
- Nearly 50% of bank branches are concentrated in one block (Rongkhang) and low Annual Credit Plan achievement is inhibiting the growth of ground-level credit flow.
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About West Karbi Anglong
West Karbi Anglong district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of Assam. It is a relatively new district formed out of the existing Karbi Anglong district in 2016. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Hamren. The district is a part of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and is administered according to the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
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