Rohtasरोहतास
29.6 lakh people. Larger than Jamaica, Armenia, or Bahrain. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 29,59,918 (29.6 lakh)
- Area
- 3,850 km²
- Headquarters
- Sasaram
- Established
- 1972
₹5,745 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Rohtas.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Rohtas · PLP 2023-24
₹5,745 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹2,358 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,841 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹756 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹203 cr
Rohtas district's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 estimates a total priority-sector lending potential of about Rs 5,745 crore. Farming and allied work make up roughly half of it at Rs 2,897 crore (about 50%), while micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) account for Rs 2,358 crore (about 41%) — the two together carry almost the whole plan.
On the farm side, everyday crop loans for paddy, wheat, maize, oilseeds and vegetables are the biggest piece at Rs 1,841 crore. Rohtas is known as Bihar's 'rice bowl' and leads the state in paddy and wheat, with local Sonachur rice as a signature. Term loans for allied activities add Rs 756 crore, led by dairy (Rs 178 cr), farm machinery (Rs 201 cr) and water/irrigation works (Rs 151 cr), with poultry, goat-rearing and fisheries close behind. Food and agro-processing shows Rs 175 crore of scope — notable because the district has rice mills but no large processing plant. MSME opportunity is anchored by a big Dalmia Cement plant plus stone-carving, weaving and pottery cottage units.
The plan's own concerns are clear: tiny, unviable landholdings, low productivity, weak markets and cold-chain, frequent drought, and no major food-processing unit so grain leaves the district cheaply. Bank lending here is below the state and national average, so NABARD wants FPOs formed, JLG loans given to sharecroppers and landless farmers, and better monitoring at bank-committee meetings.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy, wheat and maize dominate cropping; Rohtas is called Bihar's 'dhaan ka katora' (rice bowl) and leads the state in paddy and wheat output, with local Sonachur rice as a signature product.
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing carries the single largest credit potential of Rs 1840.70 cr (33% of the plan), driven by paddy, wheat, maize, oilseeds and vegetables.
- Dairy (Rs 178.07 cr) and poultry (Rs 70.46 cr) are the biggest allied term-loan lines; district has 263 dairy cooperative societies and rising sheep-goat-pig (Rs 55.34 cr) and fisheries (Rs 54.67 cr) activity.
- Vegetable and cash-crop cluster: potato, onion, mushroom, cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, radish and carrot are grown widely, alongside mango and guava fruit crops across kharif and rabi.
- FY2023-24 thrust is forming and strengthening Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to aggregate small and marginal farmers, backed by NABARD, SFAC, NAFED and NCDC.
- Infrastructure to be built through AIF, AMIF, AHIDF, PMFME and DIDF schemes; RIDF (tranches XXI-XXVII) has already funded 97 rural projects with Rs 174.14 cr sanctioned to the Bihar government for roads, bridges, aahar-pynes, canals and IT centres.
Gaps the plan names
- No large food-processing unit exists in the district despite several rice mills, so wheat and other produce move to other states and farmers lose value; setting up processing units would raise realisation.
- Farming is challenged by economically unviable small landholdings, low productivity, inadequate investment, an undeveloped marketing system, weak infrastructure and insufficient value addition.
- The district is frequently drought-affected and over-dependent on the monsoon; proper water management is needed to lift crop productivity and farmer incomes.
- Credit flow to the priority sector needs a strong push: the district is flagged as a comparatively low-credit district, with a 47.70% credit-deposit ratio (below the 52.96% state average and well below the 71.9% national average).
- Suggested actions: form FPOs and provide JLG-based credit to sharecroppers and landless farmers, strengthen MIS, and improve monitoring and review at BLBC/DCC/DLRC meetings for effective financial-inclusion delivery.
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy, wheat and maize dominate cropping; Rohtas is called Bihar's 'dhaan ka katora' (rice bowl) and leads the state in paddy and wheat output, with local Sonachur rice as a signature product.
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing carries the single largest credit potential of Rs 1840.70 cr (33% of the plan), driven by paddy, wheat, maize, oilseeds and vegetables.
- Dairy (Rs 178.07 cr) and poultry (Rs 70.46 cr) are the biggest allied term-loan lines; district has 263 dairy cooperative societies and rising sheep-goat-pig (Rs 55.34 cr) and fisheries (Rs 54.67 cr) activity.
- Vegetable and cash-crop cluster: potato, onion, mushroom, cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, radish and carrot are grown widely, alongside mango and guava fruit crops across kharif and rabi.
- FY2023-24 thrust is forming and strengthening Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to aggregate small and marginal farmers, backed by NABARD, SFAC, NAFED and NCDC.
- Infrastructure to be built through AIF, AMIF, AHIDF, PMFME and DIDF schemes; RIDF (tranches XXI-XXVII) has already funded 97 rural projects with Rs 174.14 cr sanctioned to the Bihar government for roads, bridges, aahar-pynes, canals and IT centres.
Gaps the plan names
- No large food-processing unit exists in the district despite several rice mills, so wheat and other produce move to other states and farmers lose value; setting up processing units would raise realisation.
- Farming is challenged by economically unviable small landholdings, low productivity, inadequate investment, an undeveloped marketing system, weak infrastructure and insufficient value addition.
- The district is frequently drought-affected and over-dependent on the monsoon; proper water management is needed to lift crop productivity and farmer incomes.
- Credit flow to the priority sector needs a strong push: the district is flagged as a comparatively low-credit district, with a 47.70% credit-deposit ratio (below the 52.96% state average and well below the 71.9% national average).
- Suggested actions: form FPOs and provide JLG-based credit to sharecroppers and landless farmers, strengthen MIS, and improve monitoring and review at BLBC/DCC/DLRC meetings for effective financial-inclusion delivery.
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 Rohtas
Rohtas district also spelled as Rautas,is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram. Rohtas district has the highest literacy in Bihar. The literacy rate of Rohtas district which is 73.37% as per 2011 census is highest among all 38 districts of Bihar.
Source: Wikipedia — Rohtas district
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