Korbaकोरबा
12.1 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 12,06,640 (12.1 lakh)
- Area
- 6,599 km²
- Headquarters
- Korba
₹1,139 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Korba.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Korba · PLP 2023-24
₹1,139 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹485 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹319 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹94 cr
Housing
₹54 cr
Korba's 2023-24 credit plan sees about ₹1,138.50 crore of lending potential. Farming and its allied lines make up the largest slice at ₹510.83 crore (45%), with small business (MSME) close behind at ₹485.37 crore (43%) - a reflection of Korba being Chhattisgarh's power and mining capital, home to the Gevra coal mine, NTPC's 2600 MW thermal plant and the BALCO aluminium plant, with 671 registered industrial units.
The biggest farm opportunity is the seasonal crop loan at ₹319.27 crore, covering paddy, maize, soybean, kodo-kutki, pulses and groundnut over roughly 1.35 lakh hectares. Because industrial townships create steady demand for milk, eggs, meat and fish, the livestock cluster stands out: dairy ₹16.99 crore, fisheries ₹10.60 crore, poultry ₹7.10 crore and goat/sheep/pig ₹6.28 crore. Farm machinery is the single largest term-loan line at ₹31.06 crore. On the storage and processing side there is room for ₹35.37 crore in warehousing and ₹34.40 crore in food and agro-processing. The district also runs kosa (tussar) silk weaving at Gram Chhuri and Katghora, an 11-FPO network, a 4,925-acre tribal orchard scheme and a 1,730-hectare watershed project.
The plan's own warnings: credit to allied sub-sectors is far too thin, women's self-help groups need much larger funding, and the livestock, poultry and fishery trades lack both training and basic infrastructure to grow.
What the plan promotes
- MSME is the second-largest opportunity at ₹485.37cr (43% of the plan) - ₹404.48cr investment/term credit plus ₹80.90cr working capital - driven by an industrial belt of 671 registered units, the Gevra coal mine (Asia's largest open-cast), NTPC's 2600 MW thermal plant and the BALCO aluminium plant
- Crop loan tops the agriculture book at ₹319.27cr across 1,35,370 ha of net cropped area; main crops are paddy, maize, soybean, kodo-kutki, arhar, urad, moong, kulthi, groundnut, gram, lentil, til and ramtil
- Dairy (₹16.99cr) and the wider livestock cluster - poultry ₹7.10cr, sheep-goat-pig ₹6.28cr - are flagged as high-demand because industrial colonies create strong local demand for milk, eggs, chicken, pork, goat-meat and fish
- Fisheries potential of ₹10.60cr supported by strong fish demand from industrial townships; fish production stood at 10,596.69 MT
- Farm mechanisation is the single biggest term-loan line at ₹31.06cr, with only 1282 agricultural tractors in the district
- Kosa (tussar) silk yarn production and a kosa-silk weaving & sales industry run at Gram Chhuri and in Katghora block, alongside horticulture-suited fruit (mango, custard apple, lemon, papaya, banana, cashew, guava) and vegetable cultivation
Gaps the plan names
- Credit flow into the agriculture-allied sub-sectors - irrigation, farm mechanisation, dairy, poultry, fisheries, sheep-goat, land development and horticulture - remains very low and is called a matter of grave concern; coordinated policy by central/state government and banks is needed to lift it
- Women's self-help groups need large-scale credit, both directly and under the National Livelihood Mission, so rural women can raise family incomes through varied livelihoods
- The animal husbandry and fisheries departments must provide training in dairy, poultry and fish farming; livestock and poultry rearing are not yet common occupations, mainly due to lack of supporting infrastructure
- Unemployed youth should be trained under Skill India Development across non-farm activities to build employable skills
- Financial-inclusion schemes must be implemented effectively, and credit should reach sharecroppers and tenant (oral-lease) farmers through joint liability groups (JLGs)
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- MSME is the second-largest opportunity at ₹485.37cr (43% of the plan) - ₹404.48cr investment/term credit plus ₹80.90cr working capital - driven by an industrial belt of 671 registered units, the Gevra coal mine (Asia's largest open-cast), NTPC's 2600 MW thermal plant and the BALCO aluminium plant
- Crop loan tops the agriculture book at ₹319.27cr across 1,35,370 ha of net cropped area; main crops are paddy, maize, soybean, kodo-kutki, arhar, urad, moong, kulthi, groundnut, gram, lentil, til and ramtil
- Dairy (₹16.99cr) and the wider livestock cluster - poultry ₹7.10cr, sheep-goat-pig ₹6.28cr - are flagged as high-demand because industrial colonies create strong local demand for milk, eggs, chicken, pork, goat-meat and fish
- Fisheries potential of ₹10.60cr supported by strong fish demand from industrial townships; fish production stood at 10,596.69 MT
- Farm mechanisation is the single biggest term-loan line at ₹31.06cr, with only 1282 agricultural tractors in the district
- Kosa (tussar) silk yarn production and a kosa-silk weaving & sales industry run at Gram Chhuri and in Katghora block, alongside horticulture-suited fruit (mango, custard apple, lemon, papaya, banana, cashew, guava) and vegetable cultivation
Gaps the plan names
- Credit flow into the agriculture-allied sub-sectors - irrigation, farm mechanisation, dairy, poultry, fisheries, sheep-goat, land development and horticulture - remains very low and is called a matter of grave concern; coordinated policy by central/state government and banks is needed to lift it
- Women's self-help groups need large-scale credit, both directly and under the National Livelihood Mission, so rural women can raise family incomes through varied livelihoods
- The animal husbandry and fisheries departments must provide training in dairy, poultry and fish farming; livestock and poultry rearing are not yet common occupations, mainly due to lack of supporting infrastructure
- Unemployed youth should be trained under Skill India Development across non-farm activities to build employable skills
- Financial-inclusion schemes must be implemented effectively, and credit should reach sharecroppers and tenant (oral-lease) farmers through joint liability groups (JLGs)
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About Korba
Korba district is an administrative district of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The headquarter of this district is Korba. It is the Largest District in the state.
Source: Wikipedia — Korba district
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