Damohदमोह
12.6 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 12,64,219 (12.6 lakh)
- Area
- 7,306 km²
- Headquarters
- Damoh
₹2,031 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Damoh.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Damoh · PLP 2023-24
₹2,031 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹982 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹413 cr
MSME
₹333 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹203 cr
Damoh district's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 estimates about Rs 2,031 crore of lending potential. Farming dominates: roughly Rs 1,642 crore (81%) is for agriculture and allied work, while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for Rs 333 crore (16%).
The single biggest opportunity is the crop loan at Rs 982 crore (48%) - Damoh's fields grow wheat, paddy, maize, gram, urad, masoor and soybean, with potato and onion as cash crops. Beyond crops, the plan points to three concrete clusters. Irrigation has Rs 153 crore of potential because the average farmer's crop loan is only about Rs 30,000 and there is room to push motor pumps, sprinkler and drip systems. Dairy carries Rs 138 crore, backed by 104 dairy cooperatives and a large cattle population. Food processing (Rs 23 crore) is highlighted as under-developed, and the plan openly calls for a food park and food-based industries. Horticulture - coriander, onion, potato, amla and guava - adds Rs 26 crore.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: too little food-processing capacity so farmers don't get fair prices, weak farm-extension support, and missing milk routes because the Sanchi dairy doesn't reach many villages. It also flags the need for a soil-testing lab in every block, more cold storage and godowns (which banks should finance), poultry and fish hatcheries, and steady power for industry.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loan is the backbone of the plan at Rs 981.62 cr (48%) - wheat, paddy and maize as food crops; gram, urad and masoor as pulses; soybean as the main oilseed across a 6.40 lakh ha gross sown area with 199% cropping intensity
- Irrigation/water resources term lending of Rs 153.03 cr - average per-farmer crop loan is only about Rs 30,200 and the PLP wants it raised toward Rs 59,000 by promoting motor pumps, sprinkler and drip systems
- Dairy development worth Rs 137.63 cr term-loan potential, plus poultry Rs 11.67 cr and sheep-goat-pig Rs 3.88 cr - Damoh has 8990 crossbred and 4.71 lakh indigenous cows and 104 dairy cooperative societies
- Farm mechanisation term loans of Rs 72.76 cr to popularise better farm equipment and machinery among the district's 1.30 lakh land holdings (avg 2.34 ha, two-thirds under 2 ha)
- Horticulture, plantation and sericulture Rs 26.01 cr - the district's named horticulture lines are spices (coriander/dhaniya), vegetables (onion and potato) and fruits (amla and guava)
- Food and agro-processing Rs 22.61 cr, with the PLP recommending a food park and food-based industries; the district already has 95 food-processing units (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea)
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate food-processing capacity despite good pulse, oilseed and horticulture output - PLP suggests promoting small food-processing units under the Agriculture & Horticulture department scheme so farmers get a fair price
- Weak agricultural extension support and too few Krishi Mitras - the existing extension network needs strengthening and technology dissemination, with farm demonstrations in farmers' fields
- Absence of milk routes across large parts of the district - the Sanchi (Bhopal Dugdh Sangh) does not reach many areas, so village-level milk collection centres should be set up with help from banks, the Animal Husbandry department and the milk union
- Missing block-level rural infrastructure - no soil-testing laboratory in every block, need to popularise high-density cropping, improve animal health care, increase the number of milk routes, set up poultry/fish hatcheries, improve fish markets and ensure uninterrupted power to industries
- Shortage of storage - godowns, micro-godowns and cold storage require private investment, and banks are urged to take an active role in financing such storage capacity
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Crop loan is the backbone of the plan at Rs 981.62 cr (48%) - wheat, paddy and maize as food crops; gram, urad and masoor as pulses; soybean as the main oilseed across a 6.40 lakh ha gross sown area with 199% cropping intensity
- Irrigation/water resources term lending of Rs 153.03 cr - average per-farmer crop loan is only about Rs 30,200 and the PLP wants it raised toward Rs 59,000 by promoting motor pumps, sprinkler and drip systems
- Dairy development worth Rs 137.63 cr term-loan potential, plus poultry Rs 11.67 cr and sheep-goat-pig Rs 3.88 cr - Damoh has 8990 crossbred and 4.71 lakh indigenous cows and 104 dairy cooperative societies
- Farm mechanisation term loans of Rs 72.76 cr to popularise better farm equipment and machinery among the district's 1.30 lakh land holdings (avg 2.34 ha, two-thirds under 2 ha)
- Horticulture, plantation and sericulture Rs 26.01 cr - the district's named horticulture lines are spices (coriander/dhaniya), vegetables (onion and potato) and fruits (amla and guava)
- Food and agro-processing Rs 22.61 cr, with the PLP recommending a food park and food-based industries; the district already has 95 food-processing units (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea)
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate food-processing capacity despite good pulse, oilseed and horticulture output - PLP suggests promoting small food-processing units under the Agriculture & Horticulture department scheme so farmers get a fair price
- Weak agricultural extension support and too few Krishi Mitras - the existing extension network needs strengthening and technology dissemination, with farm demonstrations in farmers' fields
- Absence of milk routes across large parts of the district - the Sanchi (Bhopal Dugdh Sangh) does not reach many areas, so village-level milk collection centres should be set up with help from banks, the Animal Husbandry department and the milk union
- Missing block-level rural infrastructure - no soil-testing laboratory in every block, need to popularise high-density cropping, improve animal health care, increase the number of milk routes, set up poultry/fish hatcheries, improve fish markets and ensure uninterrupted power to industries
- Shortage of storage - godowns, micro-godowns and cold storage require private investment, and banks are urged to take an active role in financing such storage capacity
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 Damoh
Damoh district is located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Damoh is the district's headquarters. It has an area of 7,306 square km.
Source: Wikipedia — Damoh district
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