Doda
₹675 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Doda.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Doda · PLP 2023-24
₹675 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹275 cr
MSME
₹184 cr
Housing
₹84 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹69 cr
Doda's NABARD plan for 2023-24 sees ₹674.76 crore of realistic bank-lending potential across the district. Farming and allied activities make up the bulk at ₹370.16 crore (about 55%), while small businesses (MSME) are the next biggest at ₹184.06 crore (about 27%) — split roughly evenly between machinery/setup loans (₹87.65 cr) and day-to-day working capital (₹96.41 cr). Housing (₹83.59 cr) and education (₹10.72 cr) round out the household side.
The clearest opportunities sit in horticulture — apple, pear, walnut, plus cash crops like rajmash and pomegranate — and in high-value lavender and other aromatic and medicinal crops that can move farmers off low-value maize-wheat-paddy. On the livestock side, dairy (₹19.36 cr), sheep and goat rearing (₹8.97 cr) and poultry (₹6.17 cr) are the standout allied lines, and there is ₹4 crore of scope in food and agro-processing backed by the PMFME scheme. Storage and cold-chain infrastructure carries ₹15.70 crore. Tourism — the Basuki Nag shrine, Machail Mata at Chinote and Gupt Ganga at Bhaderwah — is a major local industry.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: there is no APMC or organised way to sell produce, only about 10% of farmland is irrigated, and a poor road network cuts villages off from markets and tourists. Weak cooperative societies, low scheme awareness and a shortage of off-farm skills further limit how much of this credit actually flows.
What the plan promotes
- Horticulture is the leading opportunity: apple, pear and walnut are the principal crops; walnut, rajmash and pomegranate are major cash crops; plantation & horticulture term-loan potential is ₹11.40 cr.
- Lavender and other aromatic/medicinal crops (parthenium, aloe vera, peppermint, ginger, garlic) offer a high-value diversification path away from maize-wheat-paddy.
- Dairy development is the single biggest allied line at ₹19.36 cr, with sheep & goat rearing (₹8.97 cr), poultry (₹6.17 cr) and silk-worm rearing as important allied activities.
- Food and agro-processing has ₹4.00 cr of assessed potential, supported by PM Formalization of Micro Food Enterprises (PMFME) launched 2020-21.
- MSME is the second-largest sector at ₹184.06 cr (₹87.65 cr term loan + ₹96.41 cr working capital), the district's main non-farm credit driver.
- Tourism is a major industry: religious/sightseeing spots include the Basuki Nag shrine, Machail Mata at Chinote and Gupt Ganga at Bhaderwah; rural tourism is flagged for employment generation.
Gaps the plan names
- No APMC in the district and no institutionalised arrangement for procuring and selling produce, leaving marketing of crops as a major unmet need.
- Only ~10% of net sown area is irrigated with persistent drought; rainwater harvesting structures and tapping of kuls (natural streams) via canals/MI structures are needed.
- Poor road network, meagre transport facilities and inaccessibility make it hard to reach rural people and hinder both agriculture and tourism.
- Lack of basic rural infrastructure/assured irrigation, non-functional Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies and low awareness of government schemes limit credit flow.
- Lack of off-farm skills and facilities for rural industrial entrepreneurship, plus limited enterprising farmers, holds back MSME and value-addition growth.
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What the plan promotes
- Horticulture is the leading opportunity: apple, pear and walnut are the principal crops; walnut, rajmash and pomegranate are major cash crops; plantation & horticulture term-loan potential is ₹11.40 cr.
- Lavender and other aromatic/medicinal crops (parthenium, aloe vera, peppermint, ginger, garlic) offer a high-value diversification path away from maize-wheat-paddy.
- Dairy development is the single biggest allied line at ₹19.36 cr, with sheep & goat rearing (₹8.97 cr), poultry (₹6.17 cr) and silk-worm rearing as important allied activities.
- Food and agro-processing has ₹4.00 cr of assessed potential, supported by PM Formalization of Micro Food Enterprises (PMFME) launched 2020-21.
- MSME is the second-largest sector at ₹184.06 cr (₹87.65 cr term loan + ₹96.41 cr working capital), the district's main non-farm credit driver.
- Tourism is a major industry: religious/sightseeing spots include the Basuki Nag shrine, Machail Mata at Chinote and Gupt Ganga at Bhaderwah; rural tourism is flagged for employment generation.
Gaps the plan names
- No APMC in the district and no institutionalised arrangement for procuring and selling produce, leaving marketing of crops as a major unmet need.
- Only ~10% of net sown area is irrigated with persistent drought; rainwater harvesting structures and tapping of kuls (natural streams) via canals/MI structures are needed.
- Poor road network, meagre transport facilities and inaccessibility make it hard to reach rural people and hinder both agriculture and tourism.
- Lack of basic rural infrastructure/assured irrigation, non-functional Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies and low awareness of government schemes limit credit flow.
- Lack of off-farm skills and facilities for rural industrial entrepreneurship, plus limited enterprising farmers, holds back MSME and value-addition growth.
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About Doda
Doda district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Doda covers 2,625 square kilometers.
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