Chandrapurचंद्रपूर
22.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 22,04,307 (22.0 lakh)
- Area
- 11,443 km²
- Headquarters
- Chandrapur
₹3,878 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Chandrapur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Chandrapur · PLP 2023-24
₹3,878 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,974 cr
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹967 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹276 cr
Others (informal credit — SHGs/JLGs, PMJDY, SC/ST)
₹236 cr
Chandrapur's 2023-24 credit plan sets the total priority-sector opportunity at about ₹3,878 crore, up 8.64% on the year. Farming is the engine: agriculture (crops, allied activities, infrastructure and processing) accounts for ₹2,422 crore — roughly 62% of the plan, while small and medium businesses (MSME) make up ₹967 crore (about 25%).
The single biggest line is crop loans at ₹1,974 crore (51%), reflecting a district built on paddy, cotton, soybean and tur, with wheat and gram in winter. Rice here ranks fourth in the state. Beyond the field, money is flagged for water and irrigation (₹103 crore), farm machinery like paddy transplanters and cotton pickers (₹61 crore), dairy (₹41 crore) and commercial goat farming (₹25 crore). Food and agro processing carries ₹117 crore and storage (godowns, cold chains, market yards) another ₹28 crore. With 95 farmer producer organisations already active (18 NABARD-backed), there is clear room to build cleaning, storage and value-addition units. MSME demand is anchored in the coal, limestone, cement and power belt around Ballarpur, Ambuja, Ultratech and ACC, plus Tadoba tourism.
The plan's own gaps are blunt: weak irrigation despite good rivers, too little crop diversity (the district has the state's lowest horticulture area), low adoption of farm technology, thin financial literacy, and dormant milk co-operatives that need reviving to lift dairy collection.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates at ₹1974.31 cr (51% of plan) with Paddy, Cotton, Soybean and Tur the major Kharif crops and Wheat and Gram in Rabi; rice ranks 4th in the state and paddy is about 49.89% of district crop output
- MSME credit potential of ₹967.05 cr (25% of plan) built on a coal, limestone, power and cement industrial base with major operators like Ballarpur Industries, Ambuja, Ultratech, ACC, Dalmia Cements and Lloyd Metals
- 95 FPOs formed in the district, of which 18 are NABARD-supported (8 set up and 4 more sanctioned under CSS on FPOs); thrust on moving FPOs up the value chain into storage, value addition and marketing
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹116.65 cr plus ₹27.80 cr for storage infrastructure (warehouses, godowns, cold storage, market yards)
- Dairy (₹40.52 cr term loan) and commercial goat farming (Sheep/Goat/Piggery ₹25.05 cr) flagged as high-potential allied activities; AH department to supply breeding bucks and foundation stock
- Backyard poultry (Desi Eggs) under NABARD's LEDP programme — women beneficiaries earning about ₹300-400 per day
Gaps the plan names
- Lack of good irrigation facilities despite Wainganga, Wardha and Mul river basins — irrigation share remains below potential; needs watershed development, completion of long-pending irrigation projects and micro-irrigation
- Lack of crop diversification — area is mostly paddy in the east and cotton/soybean in the west; integrated farming and multi-cropping need wider promotion
- District has the lowest area under horticulture/plantation among Maharashtra districts; fruit varieties suited to the region need to be promoted
- Adoption of agriculture technology is sub-par and productivity is low; farmers need extension support and credit for high-tech/precision agriculture
- Weak financial literacy and financial exclusion limit formal credit uptake; banks need to run financial-literacy drives
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates at ₹1974.31 cr (51% of plan) with Paddy, Cotton, Soybean and Tur the major Kharif crops and Wheat and Gram in Rabi; rice ranks 4th in the state and paddy is about 49.89% of district crop output
- MSME credit potential of ₹967.05 cr (25% of plan) built on a coal, limestone, power and cement industrial base with major operators like Ballarpur Industries, Ambuja, Ultratech, ACC, Dalmia Cements and Lloyd Metals
- 95 FPOs formed in the district, of which 18 are NABARD-supported (8 set up and 4 more sanctioned under CSS on FPOs); thrust on moving FPOs up the value chain into storage, value addition and marketing
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹116.65 cr plus ₹27.80 cr for storage infrastructure (warehouses, godowns, cold storage, market yards)
- Dairy (₹40.52 cr term loan) and commercial goat farming (Sheep/Goat/Piggery ₹25.05 cr) flagged as high-potential allied activities; AH department to supply breeding bucks and foundation stock
- Backyard poultry (Desi Eggs) under NABARD's LEDP programme — women beneficiaries earning about ₹300-400 per day
Gaps the plan names
- Lack of good irrigation facilities despite Wainganga, Wardha and Mul river basins — irrigation share remains below potential; needs watershed development, completion of long-pending irrigation projects and micro-irrigation
- Lack of crop diversification — area is mostly paddy in the east and cotton/soybean in the west; integrated farming and multi-cropping need wider promotion
- District has the lowest area under horticulture/plantation among Maharashtra districts; fruit varieties suited to the region need to be promoted
- Adoption of agriculture technology is sub-par and productivity is low; farmers need extension support and credit for high-tech/precision agriculture
- Weak financial literacy and financial exclusion limit formal credit uptake; banks need to run financial-literacy drives
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 Chandrapur
Chandrapur district is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchiroli and Sironcha tehsils were separated as Gadchiroli district in 1981. In 2011, the district population was 2,204,307.
Source: Wikipedia — Chandrapur district
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