Faridabadफरीदाबाद
18.1 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 18,09,733 (18.1 lakh)
- Area
- 2,151 km²
- Headquarters
- Faridabad
₹8,330 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Faridabad.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Faridabad · PLP 2023-24
₹8,330 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME (micro, small & medium units)
₹5,785 cr
Housing
₹679 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹609 cr
Export credit
₹380 cr
Faridabad's 2023-24 NABARD plan sees about ₹8,330 crore of lending potential for the year — and unlike most districts, farming is the small part. Small business and industry (MSME) alone make up ₹5,785 crore, about 69% of the whole plan, while all of agriculture and allied work is only ₹929 crore (roughly 11%); the rest is housing (₹679 cr), export credit (₹380 cr), self-help-group lending (₹273 cr) and others. That shape reflects reality: Faridabad sits 25 km from Delhi, is a central-government Smart City, and is Asia's 9th-largest industrial hub with around 15,000 factories — Escorts, Goodyear, L&T, ABB, JCB, Whirlpool — employing about 5 lakh people.
On the ground, the concrete clusters are dairy (₹130 cr potential, on 114,100 buffaloes and 34 lakh litres of milk), food, milk and agro-processing plus handicrafts (a clear opening given the nearby Delhi market, with only 20 food and 4 dairy units today), crop loans of ₹609 cr (paddy, bajra, wheat, mustard), and high-value horticulture — citrus, marigold, ber and guava under the National Horticulture Mission. Six FPOs are already working in horticulture and dairy.
The plan is candid about the gaps: banks avoid financing self-help groups, cold storage, godowns and processing units are scarce, the paddy-wheat cycle has badly depleted groundwater, and villages still need clean water, toilets, roads and health centres.
What the plan promotes
- MSME is the flagship opportunity by far — ₹5,785 cr of potential (69% of the whole plan), split ₹3,330 cr investment term loan and ₹2,455 cr working capital; Faridabad is Asia's 9th-largest industrial hub with about 15,000 small, medium and large units employing roughly 5 lakh people
- Dairy is the largest allied line at ₹129.78 cr of term-loan potential; the district runs 114,100 buffaloes and about 43,000 cattle and produces 34 lakh litres of milk
- Food, milk and agro-processing plus handicrafts are flagged as strong openings thanks to Delhi being just 25 km away and a huge nearby market; food & agro-processing carries ₹40.29 cr and only 20 food-processing and 4 dairy-processing units exist today
- Crop lending potential is ₹608.73 cr — kharif is paddy and bajra, rabi is wheat and mustard, with cotton, vegetables and jowar; total sown area is 61,000 ha at a high 190.63% cropping intensity
- Protected and high-value horticulture is a growing thrust — citrus, marigold, ber and guava are the main fruit and flower crops, the National Horticulture Mission is being implemented, and plantation & horticulture credit potential is ₹16.38 cr
- Farm mechanisation carries ₹42.35 cr; the 2023-24 thrust areas centre on doubling farmer income through scientific farming, machinery, drip and sprinkler irrigation, and precision/zero-budget/organic farming
Gaps the plan names
- Commercial banks show little interest in financing self-help groups, which the PLP calls a big obstacle — branch managers need to be sensitised so groups get timely funding
- Post-harvest infrastructure is short: farmers need food-processing units, regulated markets, cold storage and rural godowns, plus energy solutions to use crop residue, city waste and biomass
- The paddy-wheat cropping cycle has caused severe groundwater decline through over-extraction — the PLP wants a broad plan for drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting, new ponds and renovation of old ones, and awareness of the 'Mera Pani Meri Virasat' scheme
- Farmers need awareness and access on good seeds, fertiliser, modern equipment, organic farming, soil- and water-testing labs, seed depots and marketing centres
- Basic village infrastructure is lacking — clean drinking-water taps, toilets (especially for girls in schools), roads and primary health centres are all needed
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What the plan promotes
- MSME is the flagship opportunity by far — ₹5,785 cr of potential (69% of the whole plan), split ₹3,330 cr investment term loan and ₹2,455 cr working capital; Faridabad is Asia's 9th-largest industrial hub with about 15,000 small, medium and large units employing roughly 5 lakh people
- Dairy is the largest allied line at ₹129.78 cr of term-loan potential; the district runs 114,100 buffaloes and about 43,000 cattle and produces 34 lakh litres of milk
- Food, milk and agro-processing plus handicrafts are flagged as strong openings thanks to Delhi being just 25 km away and a huge nearby market; food & agro-processing carries ₹40.29 cr and only 20 food-processing and 4 dairy-processing units exist today
- Crop lending potential is ₹608.73 cr — kharif is paddy and bajra, rabi is wheat and mustard, with cotton, vegetables and jowar; total sown area is 61,000 ha at a high 190.63% cropping intensity
- Protected and high-value horticulture is a growing thrust — citrus, marigold, ber and guava are the main fruit and flower crops, the National Horticulture Mission is being implemented, and plantation & horticulture credit potential is ₹16.38 cr
- Farm mechanisation carries ₹42.35 cr; the 2023-24 thrust areas centre on doubling farmer income through scientific farming, machinery, drip and sprinkler irrigation, and precision/zero-budget/organic farming
Gaps the plan names
- Commercial banks show little interest in financing self-help groups, which the PLP calls a big obstacle — branch managers need to be sensitised so groups get timely funding
- Post-harvest infrastructure is short: farmers need food-processing units, regulated markets, cold storage and rural godowns, plus energy solutions to use crop residue, city waste and biomass
- The paddy-wheat cropping cycle has caused severe groundwater decline through over-extraction — the PLP wants a broad plan for drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting, new ponds and renovation of old ones, and awareness of the 'Mera Pani Meri Virasat' scheme
- Farmers need awareness and access on good seeds, fertiliser, modern equipment, organic farming, soil- and water-testing labs, seed depots and marketing centres
- Basic village infrastructure is lacking — clean drinking-water taps, toilets (especially for girls in schools), roads and primary health centres are all needed
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About Faridabad
Faridabad district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana with Faridabad city being the district headquarters. The District is a Part of Central National Capital Region of Delhi. The Delhi-Mathura-Agra National Highway 44 passes through the centre of the district, which occupies an area of 741 square kilometres (286 sq mi) and as of the 2011 census of India had a population of 1,809,733. Haryana government has created a new Faridabad division which would cover the districts – Faridabad, Nuh and Palwal.
Source: Wikipedia — Faridabad district
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