Sahibganjसाहिबगंज
11.5 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 11,50,567 (11.5 lakh)
- Area
- 1,599 km²
- Headquarters
- Sahebganj
₹876 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Sahibganj.
Source: NABARD PLP 2024-25
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NABARD's plan for Sahibganj · PLP 2024-25
₹876 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹324 cr
MSME
₹322 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹97 cr
Informal credit delivery system
₹46 cr
Sahibganj's NABARD credit plan for 2024-25 sizes the district's lendable priority-sector potential at about Rs 875.61 crore, up 16% on last year. Farming dominates: agriculture is Rs 482.84 crore (55%) and small industry (MSME) Rs 321.53 crore (37%), with the rest in housing, education, renewable energy and SHG lending.
The single biggest opportunity is crop production, care and marketing at Rs 323.59 crore — the district is heavily paddy (48,678 hectares, over 1.58 lakh tonnes in 2021-22), with maize as the main second crop and some wheat, pulses and oilseeds. On the allied side, dairy leads at Rs 41.02 crore, followed by farm machinery (Rs 12.88 crore), plantation/horticulture and sericulture (Rs 10.94 crore), water resources (Rs 10.63 crore), and goat/sheep/piggery (Rs 8.26 crore). Food and agro processing is worth Rs 11.57 crore, and the district already hosts 75 food-processing and 31 agro-processing units. The MSME pot is mostly manufacturing and service term loans, and the plan urges more units under PMEGP.
The plan is candid about what holds Sahibganj back: farming is rain-fed and single-crop because irrigation is thin, produce marketing is weak so farmers sell in distress, industry and infrastructure are scarce (pushing up bad loans), and land holdings are tiny and fragmented. It asks for assured MSP, block-level procurement centres, block farm-service centres for machinery hire, cold storage and scientific godowns, and FPOs to help farmers get fair prices.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the district's main crop grown traditionally, mostly kharif (varieties MTU-7029 Swarna, MTU-1010, Lalat); 48,678 ha cultivated producing 158,203.50 MT in 2021-22; SRI method being promoted through the Krishi Vigyan Kendra and Agriculture Department
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single largest opportunity at Rs 323.59 cr; district also grows maize (main second crop), wheat, pulses and oilseeds in parts
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at Rs 41.02 cr; district recorded 62,632 lakh litres of milk production, alongside poultry (Rs 5.20 cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (Rs 8.26 cr)
- MSME potential of Rs 321.53 cr, mostly manufacturing and service term loans; district industries centre urged to promote units under PM Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
- Food & agro processing opportunity of Rs 11.57 cr; district already has 75 food-processing, 31 agro-processing, 20 meat-processing, 5 spice and 3 fruit-processing units
- Plantation, horticulture and sericulture together Rs 10.94 cr; National Horticulture Mission work running in the district since 2006
Gaps the plan names
- Agriculture is largely rain-fed and single-crop (paddy) due to inadequate irrigation; only about 32% of net cultivable land is farmed, with low productivity
- Weak agricultural produce marketing: farmers lack a stable procurement system and are forced into distress sales; suggested actions are assured MSP, block-level procurement centres, effective extension services from the Agriculture Department, and crop-insurance awareness
- Poor ground-level credit and high NPAs, driven by shortage of local industry and weak infrastructure; awareness camps and use of NABARD's financial inclusion fund recommended
- Small and fragmented land holdings prevent farmers from getting full benefit of technology; need block-level farm-service centres so farmers can hire tractors and machinery
- Gaps in rural infrastructure requiring RIDF support from NABARD: rural roads, irrigation, water harvesting, farm electrification, cold storage and scientific godowns, veterinary hospitals and diagnostic labs, breeding farms, fodder banks/blocks, LN2 units, vaccine-production and animal knowledge centres
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the district's main crop grown traditionally, mostly kharif (varieties MTU-7029 Swarna, MTU-1010, Lalat); 48,678 ha cultivated producing 158,203.50 MT in 2021-22; SRI method being promoted through the Krishi Vigyan Kendra and Agriculture Department
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single largest opportunity at Rs 323.59 cr; district also grows maize (main second crop), wheat, pulses and oilseeds in parts
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at Rs 41.02 cr; district recorded 62,632 lakh litres of milk production, alongside poultry (Rs 5.20 cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (Rs 8.26 cr)
- MSME potential of Rs 321.53 cr, mostly manufacturing and service term loans; district industries centre urged to promote units under PM Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
- Food & agro processing opportunity of Rs 11.57 cr; district already has 75 food-processing, 31 agro-processing, 20 meat-processing, 5 spice and 3 fruit-processing units
- Plantation, horticulture and sericulture together Rs 10.94 cr; National Horticulture Mission work running in the district since 2006
Gaps the plan names
- Agriculture is largely rain-fed and single-crop (paddy) due to inadequate irrigation; only about 32% of net cultivable land is farmed, with low productivity
- Weak agricultural produce marketing: farmers lack a stable procurement system and are forced into distress sales; suggested actions are assured MSP, block-level procurement centres, effective extension services from the Agriculture Department, and crop-insurance awareness
- Poor ground-level credit and high NPAs, driven by shortage of local industry and weak infrastructure; awareness camps and use of NABARD's financial inclusion fund recommended
- Small and fragmented land holdings prevent farmers from getting full benefit of technology; need block-level farm-service centres so farmers can hire tractors and machinery
- Gaps in rural infrastructure requiring RIDF support from NABARD: rural roads, irrigation, water harvesting, farm electrification, cold storage and scientific godowns, veterinary hospitals and diagnostic labs, breeding farms, fodder banks/blocks, LN2 units, vaccine-production and animal knowledge centres
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About Sahibganj
Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district. Sahibganj district is located in north eastern part of jharkhand.
Source: Wikipedia — Sahebganj district
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