Morbiમોરબી
- Area
- 4,872 km²
- Headquarters
- Morbi
- Established
- 2013
₹11,883 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Morbi.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Morbi · PLP 2023-24
₹11,883 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹8,049 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,246 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹689 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹453 cr
Morbi's NABARD plan for 2023-24 sees about ₹11,883 crore of lending potential across the district. The story here is industry, not farming: small and medium businesses (MSME) take the lion's share at ₹8,049 crore (about 68%), while all of agriculture together is ₹3,472 crore (about 29%). That makes sense — Morbi is a world-famous manufacturing town.
The biggest single opportunity is the ceramics cluster: more than 400 units making tiles and sanitaryware, plus 150 wall-clock factories (the Ajanta and Orpat brands started here). Of the MSME pot, roughly ₹6,135 crore is for plant-and-machinery term loans and ₹1,914 crore for day-to-day working capital, with export houses adding another ₹99 crore in export credit.
On the farm side, the crop loan opportunity is ₹2,246 crore — groundnut, cotton, wheat and cumin are the main crops. Beyond crops there is room for farm machinery (₹255 crore), water and irrigation works (₹153 crore), and dairy (₹102 crore), backed by 328 milk co-ops. There is also clear demand for storage and sorting infrastructure (₹453 crore) — warehouses, godowns and grading units — plus food and agro-processing units (₹43 crore).
The plan flags real hurdles: the district is drought-prone, groundwater is salty and over-pumped in several talukas, the canal network needs better organisation, and banks are lending too little on long-term (term) loans versus short-term crop loans.
What the plan promotes
- MSME is the mainstay, accounting for ~52% of total credit flow with PLP potential of ₹8048.95cr; Morbi is the global hub of the ceramic tile and sanitaryware industry (400+ manufacturing units) and wall clocks (150 units, home of Ajanta and Orpat brands).
- Crop loan potential of ₹2245.84cr with groundnut, cotton, wheat and cumin as major commercial crops; mango, chikoo, lemon, date palm and pomegranate are the major horticulture crops.
- Agriculture infrastructure potential of ₹452.56cr, with strong rural demand for grading, sorting units and storage godowns as production of cotton, castor, groundnut, cumin, sesame and onion rises.
- Farm mechanization is the single largest term-loan line at ₹255.36cr, followed by water resources at ₹153.48cr.
- Animal husbandry - dairy potential of ₹102.18cr; district has 328 dairy cooperative societies, buffalo population ~1.75 lakh and a milk-chilling/processing capacity of ~10,052 MT across 6 units.
- Food and agro-processing potential of ₹43.22cr, identified as a focus area alongside HYV seeds and a strong SHG base.
Gaps the plan names
- District is prone to extreme climatic conditions with drought occurring in the last few years (preceded by very heavy rainfall); agriculture remains highly weather-dependent.
- Underground water status is at a critical stage; ground water is saline and moderately saline, with 3 overexploited talukas and 3 semi-critical talukas, and ~93% of irrigated area dependent on open and tube wells.
- The canal network created (Machhu dam, SSNL) is helping but needs to be organised in a more structured manner to improve surface irrigation.
- Off-take of term loans is weak - a persistent gap in term-loan achievement versus the crop loan which is fully achieved; banks need to focus more on term lending.
- Strong unmet demand for grading and sorting units and construction of rural godowns as production of cotton, castor, groundnut, cumin, sesame and onion rises.
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What the plan promotes
- MSME is the mainstay, accounting for ~52% of total credit flow with PLP potential of ₹8048.95cr; Morbi is the global hub of the ceramic tile and sanitaryware industry (400+ manufacturing units) and wall clocks (150 units, home of Ajanta and Orpat brands).
- Crop loan potential of ₹2245.84cr with groundnut, cotton, wheat and cumin as major commercial crops; mango, chikoo, lemon, date palm and pomegranate are the major horticulture crops.
- Agriculture infrastructure potential of ₹452.56cr, with strong rural demand for grading, sorting units and storage godowns as production of cotton, castor, groundnut, cumin, sesame and onion rises.
- Farm mechanization is the single largest term-loan line at ₹255.36cr, followed by water resources at ₹153.48cr.
- Animal husbandry - dairy potential of ₹102.18cr; district has 328 dairy cooperative societies, buffalo population ~1.75 lakh and a milk-chilling/processing capacity of ~10,052 MT across 6 units.
- Food and agro-processing potential of ₹43.22cr, identified as a focus area alongside HYV seeds and a strong SHG base.
Gaps the plan names
- District is prone to extreme climatic conditions with drought occurring in the last few years (preceded by very heavy rainfall); agriculture remains highly weather-dependent.
- Underground water status is at a critical stage; ground water is saline and moderately saline, with 3 overexploited talukas and 3 semi-critical talukas, and ~93% of irrigated area dependent on open and tube wells.
- The canal network created (Machhu dam, SSNL) is helping but needs to be organised in a more structured manner to improve surface irrigation.
- Off-take of term loans is weak - a persistent gap in term-loan achievement versus the crop loan which is fully achieved; banks need to focus more on term lending.
- Strong unmet demand for grading and sorting units and construction of rural godowns as production of cotton, castor, groundnut, cumin, sesame and onion rises.
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About Morbi
Morbi district is in the state of Gujarat, India. It was formed on 15 August 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has five talukas - Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner and Halvad. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of Morbi district. The town of Morbi is situated on the Machchhu River, 35 km from the sea and 60 km from Rajkot. As per 2011 census data, the city had a population of 2,10,451 and average literacy rate of 83.64%.
Source: Wikipedia — Morbi district
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