Aurangabadऔरंगाबाद
25.4 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 25,40,073 (25.4 lakh)
- Area
- 3,305 km²
- Headquarters
- Aurangabad
₹6,058 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Aurangabad.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Aurangabad · PLP 2023-24
₹6,058 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,692 cr
MSME
₹1,839 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹676 cr
Social infrastructure (with bank credit)
₹387 cr
Aurangabad district in Bihar's Magadh division has a total priority-sector credit potential of about ₹6,058 crore for 2023-24. Agriculture makes up the bulk at ₹3,591 crore (roughly 59%), while micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) account for ₹1,839 crore — split into ₹1,088 crore of investment/term loans and ₹751 crore of working capital.
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop lending at ₹2,692 crore (45% of the whole plan), covering paddy, wheat, maize and pulses. Beyond crops, the strongest allied clusters are dairy (₹174 crore), poultry (₹146 crore) and farm mechanisation (₹133 crore), with food and agro-processing worth ₹118 crore. A standout local trade is handmade carpet and durrie weaving around Obra block (Korainpur village, ~500 weavers), marketed through the Mahfil-e-Kaleen cooperative. Seven farmer producer companies are already running, with 11 more planned.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: scattered and fragmented land holdings, no organised pulse processing (so losses run high), a weak rural marketing setup, and irrigation that reaches only 5 of the 11 blocks via the East Son canal. It calls for land-record cleanup, 24x7 power, rice-bran oil-milling units on a PPP basis, and cold-chain plus better storage for dairy and vegetables.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at ₹2691.61cr (45% of plan) on paddy, wheat, maize and pulses (arhar, gram, masur); district ranks 3rd in Bihar for pulses productivity
- 07 agri producer companies already set up under NABARD projects, with 11 more FPOs possible under the GoI scheme to aggregate and market farm produce
- Livestock term-loan potential led by dairy ₹174.02cr and poultry ₹145.55cr; RSETI Aurangabad runs goat-rearing training
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹133.12cr, driven by a targeted 30% rise in mechanisation demand
- Obra is a well-known handmade carpet (kaleen/durrie) hub — Korainpur village in Obra block has ~500 carpet & durrie weavers; the Mahfil-e-Kaleen cooperative markets Persian and honeycomb-type carpets with strong outside demand
- MSME potential of ₹1839.01cr (₹1087.53cr investment + ₹751.48cr working capital), plus rice mills, atta mills and dal mills; major industries include NTPC/BRBCL Nabinagar power and Shri Cement
Gaps the plan names
- Land consolidation and updating of land records needed; highly fragmented, scattered and uneven holdings hold back farmers
- 24x7 power supply required for farmers and entrepreneurs to support processing and irrigation
- No organised processing of pulses in the district despite good output — processing losses are high; a rice-bran/oil-milling facility (min 6-8 rice bran units) needed on PPP basis
- Weak rural marketing system for farm produce discourages farmers and entrepreneurs from taking on new products
- Assured irrigation missing — 5 blocks are served by the East Son canal, but Dev, Madanpur, Kutumba, Rafiganj and Nabinagar need canal water or watershed support to grow varied crops
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at ₹2691.61cr (45% of plan) on paddy, wheat, maize and pulses (arhar, gram, masur); district ranks 3rd in Bihar for pulses productivity
- 07 agri producer companies already set up under NABARD projects, with 11 more FPOs possible under the GoI scheme to aggregate and market farm produce
- Livestock term-loan potential led by dairy ₹174.02cr and poultry ₹145.55cr; RSETI Aurangabad runs goat-rearing training
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹133.12cr, driven by a targeted 30% rise in mechanisation demand
- Obra is a well-known handmade carpet (kaleen/durrie) hub — Korainpur village in Obra block has ~500 carpet & durrie weavers; the Mahfil-e-Kaleen cooperative markets Persian and honeycomb-type carpets with strong outside demand
- MSME potential of ₹1839.01cr (₹1087.53cr investment + ₹751.48cr working capital), plus rice mills, atta mills and dal mills; major industries include NTPC/BRBCL Nabinagar power and Shri Cement
Gaps the plan names
- Land consolidation and updating of land records needed; highly fragmented, scattered and uneven holdings hold back farmers
- 24x7 power supply required for farmers and entrepreneurs to support processing and irrigation
- No organised processing of pulses in the district despite good output — processing losses are high; a rice-bran/oil-milling facility (min 6-8 rice bran units) needed on PPP basis
- Weak rural marketing system for farm produce discourages farmers and entrepreneurs from taking on new products
- Assured irrigation missing — 5 blocks are served by the East Son canal, but Dev, Madanpur, Kutumba, Rafiganj and Nabinagar need canal water or watershed support to grow varied crops
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Money this district loses today
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About Aurangabad
Aurangabad, officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the fifth-most populous urban area in Maharashtra, after Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik, with a population of 1,175,116.
Source: Wikipedia — Aurangabad
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