Charkhi Dadriचरखी दादरी
5.02 lakh people. Larger than Brunei, Iceland, or the Seychelles. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 5,02,276 (5.02 lakh)
- Area
- 1,346 km²
- Headquarters
- Charkhi Dadri
₹3,419 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Charkhi Dadri.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Charkhi Dadri · PLP 2023-24
₹3,419 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,621 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹725 cr
MSME
₹418 cr
Housing
₹263 cr
Charkhi Dadri's 2023-24 credit plan sizes up ₹3,418.76 crore of priority-sector lending. Farming and its allied lines make up the bulk at ₹2,630.94 crore (about 77%), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for ₹417.60 crore, followed by home loans at ₹262.80 crore.
The biggest single pool is regular crop loans at ₹1,621.35 crore for this semi-arid district's paddy, cotton, wheat, bajra, jowar and mustard. On top of that sit term loans for animals and farm assets: poultry ₹211.19 crore, dairy ₹143.10 crore, farm machinery like tractors and harvesters ₹129.17 crore and irrigation/water works ₹125.48 crore. Milk production and horticulture (₹39.55 crore) are named priority pushes for the year.
For someone building a business here, the plan points to clear openings in storage and warehousing (₹99.41 crore) and food and agro-processing units (₹39.38 crore) — both tied to gaps the plan itself flags.
The PLP is blunt about what is missing: too few cold stores, regular markets and rural godowns for handling crops after harvest; poor access to quality seed, soil and water testing labs and marketing centres; weak links between farmers and producer bodies (FPOs, SHGs, JLGs); and cooperative credit societies (PACS) that are stretched too thin and need to become multipurpose. Closing these gaps is where new ventures can plug in.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates: kharif paddy & cotton and rabi wheat, plus bajra, jowar and mustard grown across the district's 2 tehsils and 4 blocks (crop-loan potential ₹1,621.35 cr).
- Animal husbandry is a major term-loan opportunity: poultry ₹211.19 cr and dairy ₹143.10 cr, with milk production named as a thrust area for 2023-24.
- Farm mechanisation (tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters) potential of ₹129.17 cr and micro-irrigation/water-resource investment of ₹125.48 cr.
- Horticulture and plantation development is a district thrust area, with ₹39.55 cr of term-credit potential for shifting area from field crops to orchard/horticulture crops.
- Formation and promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) is the top developmental push for growing agriculture in the district.
- Promotion and financing of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) for employment generation, including capacity-building and EDP/skill programmes for SHG women.
Gaps the plan names
- Farmers need active engagement from FLCs, Business Correspondents and farmer clubs so they can access all Central and State government scheme benefits.
- Gaps in access to good seeds, fertiliser and pesticides, organic-farming inputs, modern equipment, soil and water testing labs, seed depots and marketing centres hold back crop productivity.
- Shortage of post-harvest infrastructure such as food processing units, regular markets, cold storage and rural godowns.
- Need to tap renewable energy from agricultural waste, urban waste and biomass, which requires dedicated infrastructure.
- Farmers are not adequately linked to producer organisations, and more SHGs, JLGs and FPOs need to be formed and financed.
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates: kharif paddy & cotton and rabi wheat, plus bajra, jowar and mustard grown across the district's 2 tehsils and 4 blocks (crop-loan potential ₹1,621.35 cr).
- Animal husbandry is a major term-loan opportunity: poultry ₹211.19 cr and dairy ₹143.10 cr, with milk production named as a thrust area for 2023-24.
- Farm mechanisation (tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters) potential of ₹129.17 cr and micro-irrigation/water-resource investment of ₹125.48 cr.
- Horticulture and plantation development is a district thrust area, with ₹39.55 cr of term-credit potential for shifting area from field crops to orchard/horticulture crops.
- Formation and promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) is the top developmental push for growing agriculture in the district.
- Promotion and financing of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) for employment generation, including capacity-building and EDP/skill programmes for SHG women.
Gaps the plan names
- Farmers need active engagement from FLCs, Business Correspondents and farmer clubs so they can access all Central and State government scheme benefits.
- Gaps in access to good seeds, fertiliser and pesticides, organic-farming inputs, modern equipment, soil and water testing labs, seed depots and marketing centres hold back crop productivity.
- Shortage of post-harvest infrastructure such as food processing units, regular markets, cold storage and rural godowns.
- Need to tap renewable energy from agricultural waste, urban waste and biomass, which requires dedicated infrastructure.
- Farmers are not adequately linked to producer organisations, and more SHGs, JLGs and FPOs need to be formed and financed.
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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What this district has
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About Charkhi Dadri
Charkhi Dadri district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in north west India near Rajasthan border, but not sharing border with Rajasthan. Created on 1 December 2016, the district headquarters is the city of Charkhi Dadri.
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