East Singhbhumपूर्वी सिंहभूम
22.9 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 22,93,919 (22.9 lakh)
- Area
- 3,533 km²
- Headquarters
- Jamshedpur
₹6,374 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in East Singhbhum.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for East Singhbhum · PLP 2023-24
₹6,374 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹4,141 cr
Housing
₹828 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹415 cr
Education
₹349 cr
East Singhbhum (Purba Singhbhum) in Jharkhand has a total priority-sector credit potential of about ₹6,373.64 crore for 2023-24. The plan is dominated by non-farm lending: MSME alone is ₹4,140.56 crore (about 65%), built around Tata Steel's plant and the steel, automobile and ancillary industries clustered at Jamshedpur, while total agriculture and allied credit is ₹814.70 crore (about 13%). Housing (₹827.56 cr) and education (₹348.50 cr) are also large lines.
On the farm side, crop production offers ₹415.38 crore even though only 14% of the sown area is irrigated and cropping is mostly single-season and rain-fed (paddy, maize, wheat, gram, mustard). Real growth openings the plan highlights are fruit and vegetables (mango, guava, cashew, jackfruit, plus tomato, brinjal, mushroom) in blocks like Patamda, Boram, Musabani, Ghatshila and Baharagora using drip and sprinkler irrigation, and a palash-based lac (lakh) industry tied to the district's rich forest cover (30% of the area). Allied term-loan potential of ₹308.07 crore leans on horticulture/sericulture, farm machinery, poultry, water resources and dairy. NABARD has also cleared a rural-youth pilot here.
The PLP's own flagged gaps: weak storage capacity depressing farm prices, very low irrigation, ₹13,000+ ha of barren land to develop, a low 41% credit-deposit ratio, and worrying loan defaults (PMEGP NPA 25%, KCC 8.7%).
What the plan promotes
- Crop production credit potential of 415.38 cr for a mainly single-crop, rain-fed district where only 14% of the net sown area (145970 ha) has assured irrigation; major crops are paddy, maize, wheat, gram, pea, arhar, moong, urad and mustard
- Fruit and vegetable cultivation flagged as high-potential: mango, guava, cashew, jackfruit, papaya, custard-apple and tamarind, plus tomato, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, chilli, bitter-gourd, gourd and mushroom in blocks like Patamda, Boram, Musabani, Jamshedpur, Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh, Baharagora and Gurbandha using new drip and sprinkler methods
- Lac (lakh) industry based on palash trees identified for development through minor forest produce and afforestation; Dalma and Dhalbhumgarh forest ranges give the district rich forest wealth (30.30% of area under forest)
- MSME credit potential of 4140.56 cr (64.96% of the plan) built around the Tata Steel group's steel plant plus steel, automobile and ancillary industries; PMEGP sanctioned 8.66 cr to 111 beneficiaries and Stand-Up India 4.31 cr to 15 beneficiaries in 2021-22
- Term loans for agriculture and allied of 308.07 cr, led by plantation & horticulture incl. sericulture (60.49 cr), farm mechanisation (59.79 cr), poultry (48.11 cr), water resources (44.68 cr) and dairy (41.04 cr)
- Forestry and wasteland development promoted on 13218 ha (3.74% of area) of cultivable wasteland using bamboo, babool, teak, palash, sheesham, mahogany, gambhar, karanj, neem, arjun, aasan and ber species
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate storage capacity is negatively affecting farmers' ability to realise better prices; storage & marketing infrastructure needs building (agri-infra potential of only 71.24 cr against large output)
- Only 14% of net sown area has assured irrigation, leaving agriculture largely single-crop and rain-dependent; irrigation potential created is recorded as effectively nil against 14964 ha available for irrigation
- Large tracts of barren and fallow land (13.06% of geographical area) remain undeveloped and need to be brought under cultivation
- Overall CD ratio of just 40.96% as on 31-03-2022, with rural and semi-urban branch CD ratios especially needing improvement
- High NPAs are a concern for banks: 25.06% under PMEGP, 8.72% under KCC, 10.30% under PMMY and 3.38% under SHG financing as on 31-03-2022
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production credit potential of 415.38 cr for a mainly single-crop, rain-fed district where only 14% of the net sown area (145970 ha) has assured irrigation; major crops are paddy, maize, wheat, gram, pea, arhar, moong, urad and mustard
- Fruit and vegetable cultivation flagged as high-potential: mango, guava, cashew, jackfruit, papaya, custard-apple and tamarind, plus tomato, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, chilli, bitter-gourd, gourd and mushroom in blocks like Patamda, Boram, Musabani, Jamshedpur, Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh, Baharagora and Gurbandha using new drip and sprinkler methods
- Lac (lakh) industry based on palash trees identified for development through minor forest produce and afforestation; Dalma and Dhalbhumgarh forest ranges give the district rich forest wealth (30.30% of area under forest)
- MSME credit potential of 4140.56 cr (64.96% of the plan) built around the Tata Steel group's steel plant plus steel, automobile and ancillary industries; PMEGP sanctioned 8.66 cr to 111 beneficiaries and Stand-Up India 4.31 cr to 15 beneficiaries in 2021-22
- Term loans for agriculture and allied of 308.07 cr, led by plantation & horticulture incl. sericulture (60.49 cr), farm mechanisation (59.79 cr), poultry (48.11 cr), water resources (44.68 cr) and dairy (41.04 cr)
- Forestry and wasteland development promoted on 13218 ha (3.74% of area) of cultivable wasteland using bamboo, babool, teak, palash, sheesham, mahogany, gambhar, karanj, neem, arjun, aasan and ber species
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate storage capacity is negatively affecting farmers' ability to realise better prices; storage & marketing infrastructure needs building (agri-infra potential of only 71.24 cr against large output)
- Only 14% of net sown area has assured irrigation, leaving agriculture largely single-crop and rain-dependent; irrigation potential created is recorded as effectively nil against 14964 ha available for irrigation
- Large tracts of barren and fallow land (13.06% of geographical area) remain undeveloped and need to be brought under cultivation
- Overall CD ratio of just 40.96% as on 31-03-2022, with rural and semi-urban branch CD ratios especially needing improvement
- High NPAs are a concern for banks: 25.06% under PMEGP, 8.72% under KCC, 10.30% under PMMY and 3.38% under SHG financing as on 31-03-2022
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About East Singhbhum
East Singhbhum district or Purbi Singhbhum district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of industry since Jamshedpur, the most populous city in Jharkhand, is located here.
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