Dewasदेवास
15.6 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 15,63,715 (15.6 lakh)
- Area
- 70,020 km²
- Headquarters
- Dewas
₹6,208 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Dewas.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Dewas · PLP 2023-24
₹6,208 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,752 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,470 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹1,420 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹215 cr
Dewas district's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes the total lending opportunity at about Rs 6,208 crore. Farming dominates: roughly Rs 4,588 crore (about 74%) sits in agriculture and allied lines, while small businesses (MSME) account for Rs 1,420 crore (about 23%), 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 - Rs 2,752 crore, about 44% of the whole plan - built on wheat, soybean, gram and maize, plus a fruit belt of guava, mango, pomegranate and orange. After that come equipment and livestock: farm machinery at Rs 726 crore, irrigation and water works at Rs 347 crore (helped by NABARD's RIDF projects and the Rs 298-crore Chhipaner lift-irrigation scheme for 35,000 hectares in Kannod), and dairy at Rs 218 crore. On the business side, MSME demand leans towards term and capital loans (Rs 1,183 crore) over working capital (Rs 237 crore), with strong scope for soybean-based food processing - soy milk, paneer, badi, flour - and engineering and bamboo-handicraft exports.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: weak farm advisory services, shortages of good seed, fertiliser and animal-health care, too few storage and processing units (especially cold storage for onion and potato), rising farm-loan NPAs, and farmers who lack land-record passbooks needed to get Kisan Credit Cards.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans for growing, storing and selling produce are the single biggest credit line at Rs 2752.47 cr (44% of the whole plan), built on the district's wheat (yield ~5,000 kg/ha), soybean, gram and maize, with a fruit belt of guava, mango, pomegranate and orange.
- Farm mechanisation carries Rs 726.45 cr of term-loan potential - the largest allied line - with the PLP urging promotion of tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters, seed-drill machines, custom-hiring machines and rotavators financed through banks.
- Irrigation and water resources hold Rs 347.07 cr; under RIDF, NABARD has approved 7 irrigation projects adding ~31,800 ha, the Dantuni project developed 8,800 ha in Kannod block, and a Rs 298.24 cr Chhipaner Lift Irrigation Project will irrigate 35,000 ha in the Kannod area.
- Dairy is the biggest livestock line at Rs 218.37 cr; the PLP pushes dairy, poultry, goat rearing, cattle feed and milk-marketing centres, and milk output is already ~1,052 grams per person per day.
- MSME is the second-largest sector at Rs 1419.84 cr, weighted towards term/capital loans (Rs 1183.20 cr) over working capital (Rs 236.64 cr).
- Agriculture and food processing potential of Rs 138.35 cr supports soybean-based units the PLP names explicitly - soy milk, soy biscuits, soy badi, soy paneer, soy cake, soy flour, plus dal and wheat flour, maida, gram and chilli powder, confectionery, namkeen, sweets, bakery and chocolate units, and food-packaging-material plants.
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate agricultural extension services reaching farmers across the district.
- Shortage of good-quality seed, chemical fertiliser and veterinary/animal-health services.
- Lack of post-harvest handling facilities - godowns, packing and storage - and of processing units, which the PLP flags as a major brake on development.
- Rising bank NPAs, especially in the farm sector, blocking farmers from getting adequate crop credit.
- Weak cold-storage and warehousing for onion and potato, so onion growers struggle to fetch fair prices - the horticulture department is asked to expand storage.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans for growing, storing and selling produce are the single biggest credit line at Rs 2752.47 cr (44% of the whole plan), built on the district's wheat (yield ~5,000 kg/ha), soybean, gram and maize, with a fruit belt of guava, mango, pomegranate and orange.
- Farm mechanisation carries Rs 726.45 cr of term-loan potential - the largest allied line - with the PLP urging promotion of tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters, seed-drill machines, custom-hiring machines and rotavators financed through banks.
- Irrigation and water resources hold Rs 347.07 cr; under RIDF, NABARD has approved 7 irrigation projects adding ~31,800 ha, the Dantuni project developed 8,800 ha in Kannod block, and a Rs 298.24 cr Chhipaner Lift Irrigation Project will irrigate 35,000 ha in the Kannod area.
- Dairy is the biggest livestock line at Rs 218.37 cr; the PLP pushes dairy, poultry, goat rearing, cattle feed and milk-marketing centres, and milk output is already ~1,052 grams per person per day.
- MSME is the second-largest sector at Rs 1419.84 cr, weighted towards term/capital loans (Rs 1183.20 cr) over working capital (Rs 236.64 cr).
- Agriculture and food processing potential of Rs 138.35 cr supports soybean-based units the PLP names explicitly - soy milk, soy biscuits, soy badi, soy paneer, soy cake, soy flour, plus dal and wheat flour, maida, gram and chilli powder, confectionery, namkeen, sweets, bakery and chocolate units, and food-packaging-material plants.
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate agricultural extension services reaching farmers across the district.
- Shortage of good-quality seed, chemical fertiliser and veterinary/animal-health services.
- Lack of post-harvest handling facilities - godowns, packing and storage - and of processing units, which the PLP flags as a major brake on development.
- Rising bank NPAs, especially in the farm sector, blocking farmers from getting adequate crop credit.
- Weak cold-storage and warehousing for onion and potato, so onion growers struggle to fetch fair prices - the horticulture department is asked to expand storage.
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Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Dewas
Dewas district is a district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Dewas is the district headquarters. It belongs to Ujjain Division.
Source: Wikipedia — Dewas district
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