Bhindभिंड
17.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 17,03,005 (17.0 lakh)
- Area
- 4,459 km²
- Headquarters
- Bhind
₹5,860 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bhind.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Bhind · PLP 2023-24
₹5,860 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,907 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,829 cr
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹788 cr
Social infrastructure involving bank credit
₹91 cr
NABARD's 2023-24 Potential Linked Credit Plan for Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) sizes the district's bankable opportunity at ₹5859.52 crore. Farming takes the overwhelming share — agriculture is ₹4859.81 crore (about 83% of the plan) and MSME is ₹787.70 crore (about 13%), with education, housing, social infrastructure and renewable energy making up the small rest.
For an entrepreneur, a few clusters stand out. Crop loans are the biggest line at ₹2906.88 crore, financing the district's wheat, mustard, gram and paddy. Dairy is the standout allied opportunity at ₹820.51 crore and a named thrust area — milk output is rising and big buyers like Mother Dairy, Amul, Paras, Sanskar, Nova and Sanchi already source milk here. Farm mechanisation (₹515.80 crore) and irrigation (₹388.91 crore, led by the ₹376-crore Harsi high-level canal that will water an extra 11,000 hectares) round out the farm story. On the processing side, food and agro processing carries ₹57.56 crore and there are already 1,867 grain and flour mills to build on, plus ₹32.40 crore for storage and market yards. Bhind's location on the Jhansi-Agra road and the Delhi-Mumbai rail line helps move goods.
The plan's own warnings: many parts of the district lack milk-marketing and milk-route facilities, post-harvest storage and good inputs are short (pushing up bank bad loans), the industrial area has seen many units close, and the credit-deposit ratio is a weak 40%. It asks for a soil-testing lab, better extension, more irrigation, cold storage and reliable power.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate the plan at ₹2906.88 cr (about 50% of the whole plan), financing the district's main crops — wheat, mustard, gram and paddy
- Dairy is the single biggest term-loan opportunity at ₹820.51 cr and a named 2023-24 thrust area; milk output is rising and buyers Mother Dairy, Amul, Paras, Sanskar, Nova, Deendayal and Sanchi are already sourcing milk from Bhind, with corporates investing in processing units
- Farm mechanisation worth ₹515.80 cr in term loans — promoting improved tractors and farm equipment is a stated route to doubling farmer incomes
- Water resources / irrigation at ₹388.91 cr, anchored by NABARD's LTIF-funded Harsi high-level canal project (total ₹376 cr) which is being developed to irrigate an additional 11,000 ha in Bhind
- Food and agro processing carries ₹57.56 cr; the district already has 1,867 grain/rice/dal/flour mills (61,510 qt/day) and storage/market-yard infrastructure potential of ₹32.40 cr to build on
- SHG and JLG financing is a flagged thrust area, with NABARD running a programme to form and bank-link 250 SHGs through the Arise NGO, plus women-entrepreneurship development and FPO formation
Gaps the plan names
- Much of the district lacks milk marketing and milk-route facilities, which holds back dairy lending
- Shortage of post-harvest facilities, good-quality seed, chemical fertiliser and animal-health services is pushing up bank NPAs and discouraging fresh credit
- MSME is industrially weak — a large number of units in the district's industrial area have shut down
- Credit-deposit ratio is only 40.17% against the 50% statutory norm (as at 31 March 2021), described as unsatisfactory
- State-government action points: set up a soil-testing lab, strengthen extension services and technology transfer, expand irrigation, improve milk routes and the road network, and provide timely, regular electricity
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate the plan at ₹2906.88 cr (about 50% of the whole plan), financing the district's main crops — wheat, mustard, gram and paddy
- Dairy is the single biggest term-loan opportunity at ₹820.51 cr and a named 2023-24 thrust area; milk output is rising and buyers Mother Dairy, Amul, Paras, Sanskar, Nova, Deendayal and Sanchi are already sourcing milk from Bhind, with corporates investing in processing units
- Farm mechanisation worth ₹515.80 cr in term loans — promoting improved tractors and farm equipment is a stated route to doubling farmer incomes
- Water resources / irrigation at ₹388.91 cr, anchored by NABARD's LTIF-funded Harsi high-level canal project (total ₹376 cr) which is being developed to irrigate an additional 11,000 ha in Bhind
- Food and agro processing carries ₹57.56 cr; the district already has 1,867 grain/rice/dal/flour mills (61,510 qt/day) and storage/market-yard infrastructure potential of ₹32.40 cr to build on
- SHG and JLG financing is a flagged thrust area, with NABARD running a programme to form and bank-link 250 SHGs through the Arise NGO, plus women-entrepreneurship development and FPO formation
Gaps the plan names
- Much of the district lacks milk marketing and milk-route facilities, which holds back dairy lending
- Shortage of post-harvest facilities, good-quality seed, chemical fertiliser and animal-health services is pushing up bank NPAs and discouraging fresh credit
- MSME is industrially weak — a large number of units in the district's industrial area have shut down
- Credit-deposit ratio is only 40.17% against the 50% statutory norm (as at 31 March 2021), described as unsatisfactory
- State-government action points: set up a soil-testing lab, strengthen extension services and technology transfer, expand irrigation, improve milk routes and the road network, and provide timely, regular electricity
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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