Jalgaonजळगाव
42.3 lakh people. Larger than Mongolia, Qatar, or Jamaica. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 42,29,917 (42.3 lakh)
- Area
- 11,765 km²
- Headquarters
- Jalgaon
- Established
- 1960
₹9,171 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Jalgaon.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Jalgaon · PLP 2023-24
₹9,171 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,291 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹2,764 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,470 cr
Housing
₹475 cr
Jalgaon's 2023-24 credit plan sees about ₹9,171 crore of bankable opportunity. Farming and its allied trades make up the bulk at ₹5,372 crore (about 59%), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for ₹2,764 crore (about 30%) — the rest is housing, education, exports and social spending.
The district runs on a few clear strengths. Banana is the headline crop: Jalgaon is an official export zone for banana and onion, and the plan repeatedly asks for pack houses, cold storage, ripening and pre-cooling chambers to ship fruit out cheaply. Cotton is the other big one — Jalgaon is India's largest cotton producer. Beyond the field, livestock is a large lending opportunity: goat/sheep/piggery (₹270 cr), dairy (₹263 cr) and poultry (~₹178 cr). Food and agro-processing carries ~₹259 cr, and the district is pitched for a Mega Food Park plus flour, dal, oil and ginger units. Jalgaon city, nicknamed the 'Golden City', also has a GoI-approved gold jewellery cluster with over 100 shops, and 12 industrial estates making irrigation pipes and plastic goods.
The plan is blunt about what's missing. Roughly 36,600 hectares of created irrigation sits unused because canals need repair; a piped-canal network is still stuck; and banana exports are held back by weak cold-chain, reefer vans and grading. It also wants farm machinery shared through farmer groups, and Kisan Credit Cards opened up to all livestock and fisheries farmers.
What the plan promotes
- Banana is the flagship crop — Jalgaon is identified as an Agri Export Zone for banana and onion; NABARD has prepared a draft Banana Value Chain Financing report, and a dedicated banana corporation, tissue-culture labs, pack houses, cold storages and ripening/pre-cooling chambers are recommended to boost exports.
- Cotton: Jalgaon is the largest producer of cotton; major Kharif crops are Cotton, Banana, Maize, Soybean, Wheat and Jowar across 8.49 lakh ha net sown area.
- Animal husbandry is a large term-loan opportunity — Sheep/Goat/Piggery ₹269.52 cr, Dairy ₹263.34 cr and Poultry ₹178.04 cr; the district has 959 AH (milk/fishery/poultry) cooperative societies.
- Food & agro-processing potential of ₹258.53 cr — district merits a Mega Food Park; value-added products for banana, lemon and sweet lime, plus flour/dal/oil mills, gur-khandsari and ginger processing under PMFME with AIF convergence.
- Commodity-specific cluster-based FPOs being promoted under CSS for Millets, Banana, Lemon and Sweet Lemon; NABARD has sanctioned 20 FPO projects in Jalgaon (3 in dairy).
- Gold/jewellery cluster: Jalgaon city is 'Suvarna Nagari' (Golden City) with 100+ gold jewellery shops; a GoI-approved Gold Cluster aims to boost export and merits bank support.
Gaps the plan names
- Of 268147 ha irrigation potential created, only 231524 ha is irrigated, leaving 36623 ha unused — urgent canal repairs are needed to restore full potential.
- Open-canal vs piped-canal distribution network is unresolved; the Varkhede Londhe project head-work is complete but water storage has not begun pending rehabilitation of Tamaswadi village.
- Inadequate export and food-processing infrastructure for banana — shortage of storage, cold storages, reefer vans, pre-cooling chambers and grading, and absence of a complete value chain hurts the rural economy.
- Farm mechanisation needs to be propagated through farmer groups / FPOs, with DCCB-run hire-and-use (custom hiring) services for small and marginal farmers.
- KCC for animal husbandry and fisheries (working capital) should be extended to all eligible farmers, with special focus on covering poor fisheries farmers under bank credit.
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Banana is the flagship crop — Jalgaon is identified as an Agri Export Zone for banana and onion; NABARD has prepared a draft Banana Value Chain Financing report, and a dedicated banana corporation, tissue-culture labs, pack houses, cold storages and ripening/pre-cooling chambers are recommended to boost exports.
- Cotton: Jalgaon is the largest producer of cotton; major Kharif crops are Cotton, Banana, Maize, Soybean, Wheat and Jowar across 8.49 lakh ha net sown area.
- Animal husbandry is a large term-loan opportunity — Sheep/Goat/Piggery ₹269.52 cr, Dairy ₹263.34 cr and Poultry ₹178.04 cr; the district has 959 AH (milk/fishery/poultry) cooperative societies.
- Food & agro-processing potential of ₹258.53 cr — district merits a Mega Food Park; value-added products for banana, lemon and sweet lime, plus flour/dal/oil mills, gur-khandsari and ginger processing under PMFME with AIF convergence.
- Commodity-specific cluster-based FPOs being promoted under CSS for Millets, Banana, Lemon and Sweet Lemon; NABARD has sanctioned 20 FPO projects in Jalgaon (3 in dairy).
- Gold/jewellery cluster: Jalgaon city is 'Suvarna Nagari' (Golden City) with 100+ gold jewellery shops; a GoI-approved Gold Cluster aims to boost export and merits bank support.
Gaps the plan names
- Of 268147 ha irrigation potential created, only 231524 ha is irrigated, leaving 36623 ha unused — urgent canal repairs are needed to restore full potential.
- Open-canal vs piped-canal distribution network is unresolved; the Varkhede Londhe project head-work is complete but water storage has not begun pending rehabilitation of Tamaswadi village.
- Inadequate export and food-processing infrastructure for banana — shortage of storage, cold storages, reefer vans, pre-cooling chambers and grading, and absence of a complete value chain hurts the rural economy.
- Farm mechanisation needs to be propagated through farmer groups / FPOs, with DCCB-run hire-and-use (custom hiring) services for small and marginal farmers.
- KCC for animal husbandry and fisheries (working capital) should be extended to all eligible farmers, with special focus on covering poor fisheries farmers under bank credit.
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About Jalgaon
Jalgaon district is a district in Maharashtra, India. known with name of Administrative Headquarters in the Jalgaon city.
Source: Wikipedia — Jalgaon district
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