Anuppurअनूपपुर
7.49 lakh people. Larger than Luxembourg, Malta, or the Maldives. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 7,49,237 (7.49 lakh)
- Area
- 3,701 km²
- Headquarters
- Anuppur
- Established
- 2003
₹931 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Anuppur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2024-25
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NABARD's plan for Anuppur · PLP 2024-25
₹931 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹365 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹209 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹134 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹119 cr
Anuppur district's NABARD credit plan for 2024-25 sizes the total lending opportunity at about ₹930.82 crore. Farming dominates: roughly ₹636 crore (about two-thirds) sits in agriculture and allied lines, while small businesses (MSME) account for ₹209 crore, and the rest goes to housing, education, renewable energy and social infrastructure.
The biggest single opportunity is everyday crop loans for growing, storing and selling produce — ₹364.95 crore (39% of the whole plan) — built on paddy, wheat and maize. After that come livestock and equipment: dairy at ₹42.99 crore, farm machinery at ₹31.39 crore, irrigation and water works at ₹15.12 crore, and plantation, horticulture and silk (sericulture) at ₹16.72 crore, a natural fit for the forested Amarkantak–Pushparajgarh belt. On the business side, MSME demand leans towards term/capital loans (₹167.20 crore) over working capital (₹41.80 crore). Pushparajgarh, the district's officially backward (Aspirational) block, alone holds ₹277 crore of this potential.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: weak farm advisory services, patchy electricity, almost no milk-collection or milk-route network, too few crop-storage and processing units, shortages of good seed, fertiliser and animal-health care, and banks lending too little (a credit-deposit ratio of just 27.91% against the 60% norm).
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single biggest credit line at ₹364.95 cr (39% of the plan); the district has 4 blocks, 591 villages and gross cropped area of ~27,280 ha with paddy, wheat and maize as major crops.
- Dairy carries ₹42.99 cr of term-loan potential — the largest livestock line — supported by milk routes and collection-centre gaps the PLP flags for expansion.
- Farm mechanisation (₹31.39 cr) and water resources/irrigation (₹15.12 cr) are large term-loan opportunities; only ~20.38% of the net sown area is irrigated, leaving room for pump/borewell and equipment finance.
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture (silk) has ₹16.72 cr of potential — a recognised thrust area for the forested Amarkantak/Pushparajgarh belt.
- MSME is the second-largest sector at ₹209 cr, weighted towards capital/term loans (₹167.20 cr) over working capital (₹41.80 cr).
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹4.44 cr supports value-addition on local crops and forest produce.
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate agricultural extension services reaching farmers across the district.
- Unreliable and irregular power supply, hampering irrigation and processing.
- Lack of milk marketing facilities (milk routes etc.) across most of the district.
- Shortage of post-harvest handling and crop-storage/processing facilities.
- Poor availability of good-quality seed, chemical fertiliser and veterinary/animal-health services.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single biggest credit line at ₹364.95 cr (39% of the plan); the district has 4 blocks, 591 villages and gross cropped area of ~27,280 ha with paddy, wheat and maize as major crops.
- Dairy carries ₹42.99 cr of term-loan potential — the largest livestock line — supported by milk routes and collection-centre gaps the PLP flags for expansion.
- Farm mechanisation (₹31.39 cr) and water resources/irrigation (₹15.12 cr) are large term-loan opportunities; only ~20.38% of the net sown area is irrigated, leaving room for pump/borewell and equipment finance.
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture (silk) has ₹16.72 cr of potential — a recognised thrust area for the forested Amarkantak/Pushparajgarh belt.
- MSME is the second-largest sector at ₹209 cr, weighted towards capital/term loans (₹167.20 cr) over working capital (₹41.80 cr).
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹4.44 cr supports value-addition on local crops and forest produce.
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate agricultural extension services reaching farmers across the district.
- Unreliable and irregular power supply, hampering irrigation and processing.
- Lack of milk marketing facilities (milk routes etc.) across most of the district.
- Shortage of post-harvest handling and crop-storage/processing facilities.
- Poor availability of good-quality seed, chemical fertiliser and veterinary/animal-health services.
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Anuppur
Anuppur district is an administrative district in Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.Anuppur District is located in the southeastern part of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Source: Wikipedia — Anuppur district
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