Narmada (Rajpipla)નર્મદા
5.90 lakh people. Larger than Malta, the Maldives, or Brunei. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 5,90,297 (5.90 lakh)
- Headquarters
- Rajpipla
₹1,133 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Narmada (Rajpipla).
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Narmada (Rajpipla) · PLP 2023-24
₹1,133 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹516 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹194 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹155 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹95 cr
Narmada (Rajpipla) district's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 estimates Rs 1,132.69 crore of lending potential. Farming and allied activities make up the bulk at Rs 905.06 crore (about 80%), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for Rs 155.28 crore.
The single biggest opportunity is crop loans at Rs 515.95 crore — this is a tribal, agrarian district where cotton, paddy, banana, wheat, tur and sugarcane are the main crops, and banana and sugarcane thrive along the Narmada river under drip and sprinkler irrigation. Beyond crops, there is Rs 194.23 crore for term loans, led by farm machinery (Rs 76.27 cr), fruit and plantation crops (Rs 36.41 cr) and dairy (Rs 26.13 cr), plus Rs 95.27 crore for storage, cold chains and land/watershed work.
Concrete clusters stand out: Nandod, Dediapada and Sagbara grow high-value vegetables (parval, capsicum, chillies, cauliflower); Nandod makes tissue-culture banana; and the whole district is an official Agri Export Zone for mango and vegetables. MSME activity is concentrated in the GIDC estates.
The plan is candid about hurdles. More than half the land is rain-fed, the hilly Dediapada and Sagbara blocks make farming and water storage hard, holdings are small and fragmented, good seeds are scarce, and the gap between modern methods and farmer practice is wide. As an aspirational district, Narmada also needs banks and the DIC to push much harder on term loans and MSME credit.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate the plan at Rs 515.95 cr; main crops are cotton, paddy, banana, wheat, maize, jowar, bajra, tur and sugarcane, with banana and sugarcane grown along the Narmada river bank under assured irrigation.
- Term loans for allied farming worth Rs 194.23 cr, led by farm mechanisation (Rs 76.27 cr), plantation & horticulture (Rs 36.41 cr), micro-irrigation/water resources (Rs 29.57 cr) and dairy (Rs 26.13 cr); the district is a leader in drip and sprinkler irrigation.
- Two Area Development Schemes prepared for Dairy and Farm Mechanisation to push term-loan disbursement; dairy is the district's well-developed allied sector.
- MSME potential of Rs 155.28 cr (Rs 120.15 cr investment + Rs 35.13 cr working capital), centred on GIDC estate units, ancillary/cottage industries, ayurvedic pharmacies and minor-forest-produce trade.
- Nandod, Dediapada and Sagbara blocks grow hi-value vegetables (parval, ladyfinger, capsicum, chillies, cauliflower); Nandod produces tissue-culture banana, with scope in post-harvest storage, agro-processing and marketing.
- Government of India has declared Narmada an Agri Export Zone (AEZ) for mango and vegetables, managed by Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation.
Gaps the plan names
- Undulating land in Dediapada and Sagbara blocks makes crop cultivation and water storage difficult, despite the district hosting the state's biggest reservoir (Sardar Sarovar).
- 54% of the area is rain-fed and cropping intensity is only 114%, limiting how much land can be cropped year-round.
- Poor economic condition of farmers and fragmented, small land holdings constrain investment and adoption.
- Availability of improved seeds and other inputs is low, with a wide gap between improved technology and farmers' actual practices.
- Bankers' performance under Term-loan and MSME is weak and needs to improve; as an aspirational district the DIC must actively develop the MSME sector.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate the plan at Rs 515.95 cr; main crops are cotton, paddy, banana, wheat, maize, jowar, bajra, tur and sugarcane, with banana and sugarcane grown along the Narmada river bank under assured irrigation.
- Term loans for allied farming worth Rs 194.23 cr, led by farm mechanisation (Rs 76.27 cr), plantation & horticulture (Rs 36.41 cr), micro-irrigation/water resources (Rs 29.57 cr) and dairy (Rs 26.13 cr); the district is a leader in drip and sprinkler irrigation.
- Two Area Development Schemes prepared for Dairy and Farm Mechanisation to push term-loan disbursement; dairy is the district's well-developed allied sector.
- MSME potential of Rs 155.28 cr (Rs 120.15 cr investment + Rs 35.13 cr working capital), centred on GIDC estate units, ancillary/cottage industries, ayurvedic pharmacies and minor-forest-produce trade.
- Nandod, Dediapada and Sagbara blocks grow hi-value vegetables (parval, ladyfinger, capsicum, chillies, cauliflower); Nandod produces tissue-culture banana, with scope in post-harvest storage, agro-processing and marketing.
- Government of India has declared Narmada an Agri Export Zone (AEZ) for mango and vegetables, managed by Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation.
Gaps the plan names
- Undulating land in Dediapada and Sagbara blocks makes crop cultivation and water storage difficult, despite the district hosting the state's biggest reservoir (Sardar Sarovar).
- 54% of the area is rain-fed and cropping intensity is only 114%, limiting how much land can be cropped year-round.
- Poor economic condition of farmers and fragmented, small land holdings constrain investment and adoption.
- Availability of improved seeds and other inputs is low, with a wide gap between improved technology and farmers' actual practices.
- Bankers' performance under Term-loan and MSME is weak and needs to improve; as an aspirational district the DIC must actively develop the MSME sector.
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About Narmada (Rajpipla)
Narmada district is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India. The district headquarters are located at Rajpipla. The district is bounded by Vadodara and Chhota Udaipur districts in the north, by Nandurbar district of Maharashtra state in the east, by Surat and Tapi districts in the south and by Bharuch district in the west. The district occupies an area of 2,755 km2 and has a population of 590,297. It was 10.44% urban as of 2011. As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Gujarat, after Dang and Porbandar.
Source: Wikipedia — Narmada district
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