Patanપાટણ
13.4 lakh people. Larger than Mauritius, Fiji, or Cyprus. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 13,43,734 (13.4 lakh)
- Area
- 5,792 km²
- Headquarters
- Patan
₹4,727 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Patan.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Patan · PLP 2023-24
₹4,727 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,230 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹678 cr
MSME (micro, small & medium enterprises)
₹427 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹421 cr
Patan district's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sees a total lending opportunity of about ₹4,727 crore across all priority sectors. Farming dominates: agriculture and allied activities account for ₹3,733 crore (79%), while small businesses (MSME) make up ₹427 crore (9%), followed by housing (₹243 cr) and export credit (₹152 cr).
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop loans at ₹2,230 crore - this is a North Gujarat farming belt growing castor, cotton, bajra and pulses in the monsoon and cumin, mustard, wheat and gram in winter. Because labour is scarce, farm machinery loans (₹367 crore) stand out. Dairy is the strongest side-business (₹167 crore of term loans), with the district producing 4.82 lakh tonnes of milk a year. New money is also flowing into horticulture - lemon, pomegranate, carrots (a Patan-taluka speciality) and fennel - now that Narmada canal water has arrived. Food and agro processing carries ₹417 crore of potential, supported by ginning and oil units in Harij and Siddhpur.
The plan flags clear gaps an entrepreneur could fill: too few grading, packing, cold-storage and warehouse facilities; missing soil-testing and pesticide-residue labs; no organised cattle markets; and the need for fodder banks because Patan is drought-prone. NABARD specifically recommends building a Spice Park and an Agro Park in the district.
What the plan promotes
- Agriculture and dairy are Patan's main economic activities; kharif crops are castor, cotton, bajra, fodder jowar and pulses, while rabi crops are cumin (jeera), mustard, wheat and gram
- Crop-loan credit potential of ₹2,230.13 cr is the single biggest opportunity, with farm-mechanisation term loans at ₹367.19 cr reflecting the district's labour shortage
- Milk production reached 4.82 lakh MT in 2020-21, ranking Patan 11th in Gujarat; dairy term-loan potential is ₹166.95 cr and dairy is the most suitable allied activity
- Horticulture is expanding under Sardar Sarovar Narmada canal water: lemon, pomegranate (anar), ber and amla, with Patan taluka famous for carrots and Chanasma taluka for fennel (variyali)
- Sami taluka is known for gram and organic cumin, and farmers in Sami, Shankheshwar, Radhanpur and Santalpur talukas have started date palm (khajur) and pomegranate cultivation
- A 'Seed Park' project on organic cumin production is being run by an FPO in Santalpur taluka
Gaps the plan names
- Shortage of grading, standardisation, storage and packing (post-harvest management) centres; private players and APMCs need to set them up and processing centres should be encouraged
- Inadequate number of soil-testing, quality-control and pesticide-residue laboratories - testing facilities should be set up at taluka level in one location
- No integrated farm-system approach yet; crop management, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries schemes should be combined under an integrated farming-system mission
- Patan is a drought-prone district, so cattle-feed (fodder) banks are needed at district/taluka headquarters to ensure fodder availability during droughts
- Lack of organised cattle markets and weak cold-storage/warehouse capacity; farmers need awareness of rural godowns, market yards and cold storage to benefit from price swings
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What the plan promotes
- Agriculture and dairy are Patan's main economic activities; kharif crops are castor, cotton, bajra, fodder jowar and pulses, while rabi crops are cumin (jeera), mustard, wheat and gram
- Crop-loan credit potential of ₹2,230.13 cr is the single biggest opportunity, with farm-mechanisation term loans at ₹367.19 cr reflecting the district's labour shortage
- Milk production reached 4.82 lakh MT in 2020-21, ranking Patan 11th in Gujarat; dairy term-loan potential is ₹166.95 cr and dairy is the most suitable allied activity
- Horticulture is expanding under Sardar Sarovar Narmada canal water: lemon, pomegranate (anar), ber and amla, with Patan taluka famous for carrots and Chanasma taluka for fennel (variyali)
- Sami taluka is known for gram and organic cumin, and farmers in Sami, Shankheshwar, Radhanpur and Santalpur talukas have started date palm (khajur) and pomegranate cultivation
- A 'Seed Park' project on organic cumin production is being run by an FPO in Santalpur taluka
Gaps the plan names
- Shortage of grading, standardisation, storage and packing (post-harvest management) centres; private players and APMCs need to set them up and processing centres should be encouraged
- Inadequate number of soil-testing, quality-control and pesticide-residue laboratories - testing facilities should be set up at taluka level in one location
- No integrated farm-system approach yet; crop management, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries schemes should be combined under an integrated farming-system mission
- Patan is a drought-prone district, so cattle-feed (fodder) banks are needed at district/taluka headquarters to ensure fodder availability during droughts
- Lack of organised cattle markets and weak cold-storage/warehouse capacity; farmers need awareness of rural godowns, market yards and cold storage to benefit from price swings
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About Patan
Patan district is one of the 34 districts of Gujarat state in western India. patan main city is Patan. This district is located in northern Gujarat and bounded by Vav-Tharad district in the north, Banaskantha district in the northeast, Mehsana district in the east and southeast, Surendranagar district in the south and Kutch District and the Kutch nu Nanu Ran in the west. The district occupies an area of 5792 km2.
Source: Wikipedia — Patan district
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