Parbhaniपरभणी
18.4 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 18,36,086 (18.4 lakh)
- Area
- 6,512 km²
- Headquarters
- Parbhani
₹4,892 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Parbhani.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Parbhani · PLP 2023-24
₹4,892 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,500 cr
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹1,100 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹500 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹300 cr
Parbhani's 2023-24 credit plan adds up to ₹4,892 crore of priority-sector lending potential, up about 5% on last year. Farming is the engine: agriculture and allied activities account for ₹3,411 crore (about 70%), while small businesses (MSME) make up ₹1,100 crore (about 22%). Everything else — export, education, housing, renewable energy and social infrastructure — is the remaining 8%.
The single biggest opportunity is crop loans at ₹2,500 crore (51% of the plan) for the district's cotton, soybean, pulses and wheat. Beyond that, three clusters stand out. Food and agro-processing carries ₹276 crore of potential, building on 70 existing rice/flour/dal/oil units and the district's cotton-ginning base. Animal husbandry — dairy (₹83 crore) and poultry (₹71 crore) — is strong around Parbhani, Selu and Purna, where co-operatives are well established. Storage and market infrastructure (warehouses, godowns, cold chains) adds ₹76 crore. Farm mechanisation is worth another ₹136 crore.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: too few bank branches (one branch per 10,800 people, among the worst in the state), many dormant PACS, weak power supply, and an under-developed industrial base with just one MIDC. Past droughts and distress sales to middlemen point to watershed projects and FPO-led collectivisation as the fixes the PLP itself recommends.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate the plan at ₹2500 Cr (51%); main Kharif crops are cotton, soybean and pulses, and Rabi wheat, gram and rabbi jowar, with a cropping intensity of 161%.
- Farm mechanisation credit potential of ₹135.69 Cr, up from ₹133.61 Cr, driven by steady growth in irrigation and changing cropping patterns.
- Animal husbandry is a major thrust: dairy ₹83.25 Cr and poultry ₹70.62 Cr, with strong co-operative presence in Parbhani, Selu and Purna blocks (235 AH-sector co-operatives).
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹276.54 Cr; the district already has 70 food (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea/coffee) units and 15 sugar units.
- Cotton is the leading commercial crop — the main industrial activity is ginning and pressing of cotton, plus 65 cotton ginning/spinning/weaving units.
- Participatory Watershed Development project in Umbarwadi village, Gangakhed block, covering 3 villages and 1000 Ha, with ₹142.3 lakh sanctioned to Nisarg Bahuddeshiy Sevabhavi Sanstha over 5 years.
Gaps the plan names
- Poor network of bank branches is the major constraint to agricultural development, with per-branch population coverage of 10,800 — one of the highest in Maharashtra.
- Significant numbers of dormant or non-functioning PACS add to the credit-delivery problem, and most bank staff are tied up in day-to-day banking, leaving little manpower for lending.
- Large gap in credit support for farm investment activities; SLBC, RBI, small finance banks, private banks and SBI need to open new rural branches dedicated to agriculture finance.
- Inadequate infrastructure such as unreliable power supply and shortage of farm power (with continued reliance on draught animals) hampers the rural economy and growth of agriculture.
- Drought-like conditions in past years have adversely affected the rural economy; farmers face poor yields and distress sales, calling for watershed development and FPO-led collectivisation.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate the plan at ₹2500 Cr (51%); main Kharif crops are cotton, soybean and pulses, and Rabi wheat, gram and rabbi jowar, with a cropping intensity of 161%.
- Farm mechanisation credit potential of ₹135.69 Cr, up from ₹133.61 Cr, driven by steady growth in irrigation and changing cropping patterns.
- Animal husbandry is a major thrust: dairy ₹83.25 Cr and poultry ₹70.62 Cr, with strong co-operative presence in Parbhani, Selu and Purna blocks (235 AH-sector co-operatives).
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹276.54 Cr; the district already has 70 food (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea/coffee) units and 15 sugar units.
- Cotton is the leading commercial crop — the main industrial activity is ginning and pressing of cotton, plus 65 cotton ginning/spinning/weaving units.
- Participatory Watershed Development project in Umbarwadi village, Gangakhed block, covering 3 villages and 1000 Ha, with ₹142.3 lakh sanctioned to Nisarg Bahuddeshiy Sevabhavi Sanstha over 5 years.
Gaps the plan names
- Poor network of bank branches is the major constraint to agricultural development, with per-branch population coverage of 10,800 — one of the highest in Maharashtra.
- Significant numbers of dormant or non-functioning PACS add to the credit-delivery problem, and most bank staff are tied up in day-to-day banking, leaving little manpower for lending.
- Large gap in credit support for farm investment activities; SLBC, RBI, small finance banks, private banks and SBI need to open new rural branches dedicated to agriculture finance.
- Inadequate infrastructure such as unreliable power supply and shortage of farm power (with continued reliance on draught animals) hampers the rural economy and growth of agriculture.
- Drought-like conditions in past years have adversely affected the rural economy; farmers face poor yields and distress sales, calling for watershed development and FPO-led collectivisation.
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About Parbhani
Parbhani district is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra state of India. Parbhani city is the headquarters of this district. The district is well known for the Marathwada rebellion and religious tourism(Hinduism, Jainism).
Source: Wikipedia — Parbhani district
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