Nashikनाशिक
61.1 lakh people. Larger than Singapore, Denmark, or Finland. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 61,07,187 (61.1 lakh)
- Area
- 15,582 km²
- Headquarters
- Nashik
₹17,790 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Nashik.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Nashik · PLP 2023-24
₹17,790 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹6,101 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹5,523 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹2,222 cr
Housing
₹1,953 cr
Nashik's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes the total lending opportunity at about Rs 17,790 crore. Roughly half of that (Rs 8,847 crore, 49.7%) is for farming and allied work, while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for another Rs 6,101 crore (34.3%) split into Rs 4,552 crore of investment loans and Rs 1,549 crore of working capital.
The biggest single bucket is everyday crop loans at Rs 5,523 crore (31% of the whole plan) for the district's bajra, paddy, maize, wheat and jowar grown across 15 blocks. Beyond crops, the strongest clusters are grapes (Nashik is India's top grape grower and exporter, shipping 1.10 lakh tonne to Europe), pomegranate, onion and vegetables, dairy (Rs 400 crore of potential, with 394 milk co-operatives), and food and agro-processing (Rs 490 crore), helped by APMCs, FPOs and big retail buyers in Nashik and Mumbai. Industry is anchored by 8 MIDC estates hosting auto, engineering and pharma names like Mahindra & Mahindra, Siemens, Kirloskar and CEAT.
The plan's own warnings: patchy power, poor roads and thin banking in the tribal blocks of Peth, Surgana, Trimbak, Kalwan and Igatpuri; heavy land inequality (77% of farmers are small/marginal yet hold just 23% of land); and missing export infrastructure such as grading, packing, testing labs, pre-cooling and cold storage. Fixing these, alongside skill centres and stronger MIDC services, is what the report says is needed to actually tap this credit.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production credit of Rs 5523.18 cr is the single biggest opportunity (31% of the plan); main Kharif crops are bajra, paddy and maize and Rabi crops are wheat, jowar and harbara across 15 blocks with 117% cropping intensity
- Grapes: Nasik is the country's largest grape producer and exporter, with grape exports up 40% to 1.43 lakh tonne (1.10 lakh tonne shipped to Netherlands, Germany and UK; rest to Russia, China, Canada, Dubai)
- Horticulture & plantation term loans of Rs 424.92 cr support pomegranate, guava, mango and strawberry (grown in Surgana and Peth blocks)
- Dairy development potential of Rs 400.39 cr, backed by 394 AH-sector cooperative societies; also poultry (Rs 97.04 cr) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs 93.58 cr)
- Food & agro processing potential of Rs 490.07 cr, supported by APMCs, FPOs and hyper-malls in Nasik and Mumbai; co-op processing potential flagged for Chandwad and Niphad blocks
- MSME credit of Rs 6100.60 cr across 8 MIDC estates, anchored by automobile, engineering and pharma majors (Mahindra & Mahindra, Siemens, Crompton Greaves, Kirloskar, CEAT, VIP, Garware, Glaxo)
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate infrastructure including erratic power supply, poor connectivity and a weak rural banking network, especially in the tribal blocks of Peth, Surgana, Trimbak, Kalwan and Igatpuri
- Severe land disparity: 77% of land holders are small and marginal farmers (under 2 ha) but hold only 23% of agricultural land, with average holding of 1.67 ha
- Export infrastructure gaps: shortage of grading/packing units, quality testing labs, pre-cooling units and cold storage, and too few direct exporters (mostly traders) with limited bank forex facilities
- MSME constraints: need for Common Facility Centres, skill-development training, stronger MIDC basic infrastructure (roads, water, electricity) and backward-linkage ancillary units
- Need to channel RIDF loans to the State Government for rural roads, bridges, irrigation projects, schools and public health centres, and to phase out tribal-block infrastructure deficits
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production credit of Rs 5523.18 cr is the single biggest opportunity (31% of the plan); main Kharif crops are bajra, paddy and maize and Rabi crops are wheat, jowar and harbara across 15 blocks with 117% cropping intensity
- Grapes: Nasik is the country's largest grape producer and exporter, with grape exports up 40% to 1.43 lakh tonne (1.10 lakh tonne shipped to Netherlands, Germany and UK; rest to Russia, China, Canada, Dubai)
- Horticulture & plantation term loans of Rs 424.92 cr support pomegranate, guava, mango and strawberry (grown in Surgana and Peth blocks)
- Dairy development potential of Rs 400.39 cr, backed by 394 AH-sector cooperative societies; also poultry (Rs 97.04 cr) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs 93.58 cr)
- Food & agro processing potential of Rs 490.07 cr, supported by APMCs, FPOs and hyper-malls in Nasik and Mumbai; co-op processing potential flagged for Chandwad and Niphad blocks
- MSME credit of Rs 6100.60 cr across 8 MIDC estates, anchored by automobile, engineering and pharma majors (Mahindra & Mahindra, Siemens, Crompton Greaves, Kirloskar, CEAT, VIP, Garware, Glaxo)
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate infrastructure including erratic power supply, poor connectivity and a weak rural banking network, especially in the tribal blocks of Peth, Surgana, Trimbak, Kalwan and Igatpuri
- Severe land disparity: 77% of land holders are small and marginal farmers (under 2 ha) but hold only 23% of agricultural land, with average holding of 1.67 ha
- Export infrastructure gaps: shortage of grading/packing units, quality testing labs, pre-cooling units and cold storage, and too few direct exporters (mostly traders) with limited bank forex facilities
- MSME constraints: need for Common Facility Centres, skill-development training, stronger MIDC basic infrastructure (roads, water, electricity) and backward-linkage ancillary units
- Need to channel RIDF loans to the State Government for rural roads, bridges, irrigation projects, schools and public health centres, and to phase out tribal-block infrastructure deficits
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About Nashik
Nashik district, formerly known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik is the biggest city in the district while Malegaon is the second biggest city. Manmad, Igatpuri, and Sinnar are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District. Manmad is one of the biggest railway junctions in India while the city of Malegaon is famous for its powerloom.
Source: Wikipedia — Nashik district
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