Samastipurसमस्तीपुर
42.6 lakh people. Larger than Mongolia, Qatar, or Jamaica. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 42,61,566 (42.6 lakh)
- Area
- 2,904 km²
- Headquarters
- Samastipur
₹7,079 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Samastipur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Samastipur · PLP 2023-24
₹7,079 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹3,113 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,623 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,078 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹419 cr
Samastipur's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes total priority-sector lending potential at about Rs 7,079 crore. Farming and allied activity make up the biggest slice at roughly Rs 3,411 crore (about 48% of the plan), while small businesses (MSME) come close behind at Rs 3,113 crore (Rs 2,394 cr for machinery/term loans and Rs 718 cr for working capital).
The district sits on the fertile north-west alluvial plain and is a major vegetable, paddy, wheat, maize and potato belt, with litchi and mango orchards too. Crop loans alone carry Rs 1,623 crore of potential. Dairy is a real strength, with Rs 252 crore in term-loan potential backed by over 1,100 milk cooperatives, and farm mechanisation adds Rs 236 crore as small farmers keep buying power tillers and threshers. Food and agro-processing is flagged at Rs 212 crore, and warehousing plus cold storage at Rs 243 crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. Outside farming, the plan points to bamboo craft and the turmeric/spice trade, plus FPO formation under the 10,000-FPO scheme and 39,634 JEEViKA self-help groups already credit-linked.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: small, fragmented and scattered land plots, outdated and non-computerised land records that stall KCC loans, a weak CD-ratio and under-active banks, patchy rural power, and a shortage of godowns and multi-chamber cold storage near the farm gate.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production potential of Rs 1623.18 cr on paddy, wheat, maize, potato and pulses; the district is a major vegetable producer and supplier and grows litchi and mango in abundance
- Dairy is a large thrust: Rs 252.37 cr term-loan potential, backed by 1140 dairy cooperative societies and 359 dairy cooperative societies with milk collection infrastructure
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs 235.51 cr, building on strong recent uptake of power tillers, threshers and zero-till drills by small farmers via bank credit
- Poultry Rs 112.78 cr and sheep/goat/pig Rs 67.25 cr term-loan potential under animal husbandry
- Food and agro-processing potential of Rs 212.22 cr, with large scope for godowns and cold storages under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund given big wheat, paddy, maize and vegetable output
- MSME potential of Rs 3112.79 cr; non-farm scope highlighted in bamboo (venu) craft and turmeric/spice industry
Gaps the plan names
- Land fragmentation and small, scattered holdings; need for land consolidation (chakbandi) to unlock the PLP potential
- Outdated, non-computerised land records that slow KCC sanction and mortgage-based lending; state urged to update and digitise records
- Weak, low CD-ratio banking response and the need for banks and line departments to be more active and better coordinated in financing small institutions and individuals
- Inadequate godown and cold-storage capacity for wheat, paddy, maize and the district's heavy vegetable output; multi-chamber cold storage needed near farm gate
- Erratic/insufficient rural power supply to farmers and small entrepreneurs; assured electricity supply required
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Crop production potential of Rs 1623.18 cr on paddy, wheat, maize, potato and pulses; the district is a major vegetable producer and supplier and grows litchi and mango in abundance
- Dairy is a large thrust: Rs 252.37 cr term-loan potential, backed by 1140 dairy cooperative societies and 359 dairy cooperative societies with milk collection infrastructure
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs 235.51 cr, building on strong recent uptake of power tillers, threshers and zero-till drills by small farmers via bank credit
- Poultry Rs 112.78 cr and sheep/goat/pig Rs 67.25 cr term-loan potential under animal husbandry
- Food and agro-processing potential of Rs 212.22 cr, with large scope for godowns and cold storages under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund given big wheat, paddy, maize and vegetable output
- MSME potential of Rs 3112.79 cr; non-farm scope highlighted in bamboo (venu) craft and turmeric/spice industry
Gaps the plan names
- Land fragmentation and small, scattered holdings; need for land consolidation (chakbandi) to unlock the PLP potential
- Outdated, non-computerised land records that slow KCC sanction and mortgage-based lending; state urged to update and digitise records
- Weak, low CD-ratio banking response and the need for banks and line departments to be more active and better coordinated in financing small institutions and individuals
- Inadequate godown and cold-storage capacity for wheat, paddy, maize and the district's heavy vegetable output; multi-chamber cold storage needed near farm gate
- Erratic/insufficient rural power supply to farmers and small entrepreneurs; assured electricity supply required
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Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Samastipur
Samastipur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904km² and has a population of 4,261,566.
Source: Wikipedia — Samastipur district
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