Alirajpurअलीराजपुर
7.29 lakh people. Larger than Luxembourg, Malta, or the Maldives. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 7,28,999 (7.29 lakh)
- Area
- 2,165 km²
- Headquarters
- Alirajpur
₹1,271 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Alirajpur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Alirajpur · PLP 2023-24
₹1,271 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹678 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹312 cr
MSME
₹109 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹84 cr
Alirajpur's 2023-24 credit plan pegs total priority-sector potential at ₹1271.46 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture accounts for ₹1129.65 crore (about 89%) of the plan, while small businesses (MSME) make up ₹109.08 crore (roughly 9%) — the rest is housing, education, social infrastructure and renewable energy.
The single biggest opportunity is crop production at ₹678.31 crore — the district grows maize, soybean, urad, gram and wheat, with mango and guava as leading fruits. On the term-loan side, the strongest openings are water resources and irrigation (₹80.19 cr), dairy (₹66.25 cr), plantation, horticulture and sericulture (₹45.82 cr) and farm mechanisation (₹31.63 cr), with poultry, fisheries and goat rearing adding more. NABARD-backed Wadi projects have already put mango, guava and lemon into 5,500 farmers' fields, and new farmer producer companies (FPOs) are being set up across Alirajpur, Sondwa, Katthiwada, Udaigarh, Jobat and Bhabhra blocks. Food and agro-processing (₹14.12 cr) is called out as an under-served niche.
The plan is frank about what holds the district back: patchy farm power, cropping intensity and irrigation below the state average, very few processing units, a weak farm-extension network, milk routes and fish/poultry hatcheries that need building, and — as India's least-literate district with 76% of families below the poverty line — a pressing need to raise literacy and strengthen local cooperatives.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production is the biggest opportunity at ₹678.31 cr; maize, soybean, urad, gram and wheat are the main crops, with mango and guava the top fruits.
- Dairy term-loan potential of ₹66.25 cr, plus poultry ₹22.68 cr and sheep/goat/pig rearing ₹10.17 cr — livestock is a major thrust area.
- Micro-irrigation and water resources carry ₹80.19 cr of term-loan potential; only 19% of cropped area is currently irrigated.
- NABARD's Morzari Watershed Development Programme, a 2-Wadi programme for 500 tribal families, and 6 Wadi projects covering 5,500 farmers (mango, guava, lemon planting).
- FPOs allotted under the NABARD/SFAC Central Sector Scheme in Alirajpur, Sondwa, Katthiwada, Udaigarh, Jobat and Bhabhra development blocks.
- Farm mechanisation ₹31.63 cr and plantation/horticulture & sericulture ₹45.82 cr, supported by promotion of horticulture crops among tribal farmers.
Gaps the plan names
- Electricity supply for agriculture, cropping intensity, pure-sown area and net irrigated area are all below the state average — poor and uninterrupted power supply to industry is a key constraint.
- Very few food/agro-processing units in the district, limiting value addition from local crops.
- Weak agricultural extension network; soil-testing labs in each block need to run effectively and soil health cards should record micro/macro-nutrient data.
- Milk routes need to be made active and expanded, and poultry/fish hatcheries and fish markets need to be set up.
- Alirajpur is India's least-literate district (76% of families below the poverty line), so promoting literacy is essential for economic development.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production is the biggest opportunity at ₹678.31 cr; maize, soybean, urad, gram and wheat are the main crops, with mango and guava the top fruits.
- Dairy term-loan potential of ₹66.25 cr, plus poultry ₹22.68 cr and sheep/goat/pig rearing ₹10.17 cr — livestock is a major thrust area.
- Micro-irrigation and water resources carry ₹80.19 cr of term-loan potential; only 19% of cropped area is currently irrigated.
- NABARD's Morzari Watershed Development Programme, a 2-Wadi programme for 500 tribal families, and 6 Wadi projects covering 5,500 farmers (mango, guava, lemon planting).
- FPOs allotted under the NABARD/SFAC Central Sector Scheme in Alirajpur, Sondwa, Katthiwada, Udaigarh, Jobat and Bhabhra development blocks.
- Farm mechanisation ₹31.63 cr and plantation/horticulture & sericulture ₹45.82 cr, supported by promotion of horticulture crops among tribal farmers.
Gaps the plan names
- Electricity supply for agriculture, cropping intensity, pure-sown area and net irrigated area are all below the state average — poor and uninterrupted power supply to industry is a key constraint.
- Very few food/agro-processing units in the district, limiting value addition from local crops.
- Weak agricultural extension network; soil-testing labs in each block need to run effectively and soil health cards should record micro/macro-nutrient data.
- Milk routes need to be made active and expanded, and poultry/fish hatcheries and fish markets need to be set up.
- Alirajpur is India's least-literate district (76% of families below the poverty line), so promoting literacy is essential for economic development.
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About Alirajpur
Alirajpur district is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It was created from Alirajpur, Jobat and Bhabra tehsils of the former Jhabua district on 17 May 2008. Alirajpur district is located western part of Madhya Pradesh.It is the least literate district in India as per Census 2011. Alirajpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 2,165.24 square kilometres (836.00 sq mi), and at the 2011 census had a population of 728,999. It includes the city of Alirajpur.
Source: Wikipedia — Alirajpur district
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