Bishnupurꯂꯃꯥꯡꯗꯣꯡ ꯄꯅꯥ
2.37 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 2,37,399 (2.37 lakh)
- Area
- 530 km²
- Headquarters
- Bishnupur
₹225 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bishnupur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Bishnupur · PLP 2023-24
₹225 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹132 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹34 cr
MSME
₹28 cr
Housing
₹13 cr
Bishnupur's NABARD plan for 2023-24 sees about ₹224.57 crore of bankable credit potential. Farming and allied work dominates completely at ₹170.68 crore (76%), while non-farm business (MSME) is a much smaller ₹28.39 crore, split roughly ₹18.3 crore for buying equipment and ₹10.1 crore for working capital.
The biggest single opportunity is crop farming at ₹131.72 crore — paddy is the main crop, alongside cabbage, green peas, tomato, ginger, pineapple and banana. Because locals eat a lot of fish, fisheries (₹8.29 crore) is the strongest allied opportunity, followed by farm machinery (₹7.21 crore, the district has very few tractors and tillers), dairy (₹5.57 crore), and pig, poultry, goat and sheep rearing. Sericulture and horticulture add another ₹4.49 crore, and handloom and handicraft weaving (160 weaving cooperatives) anchor the small-business side. Loktak Lake, Moirang and honey (818 bee-keeping cooperatives) round out the base.
The plan is blunt about what is missing: there are no godowns, wholesale market, cold storage, rail link or processing units, so farmers cannot store or add value to produce. Irrigation is negligible (only 2,090 ha watered), so farming leans heavily on the monsoon. Banking reach is thin — just 17 branches — and some banks have stopped issuing fresh Kisan Credit Cards. NABARD urges using RIDF/NIDA funds to build the missing storage, feed and processing infrastructure.
What the plan promotes
- Fisheries is the single largest allied term-loan avenue at ₹8.29cr; district fish production was 9310 MT and the local food habit strongly favours fish.
- Farm mechanisation offers ₹7.21cr potential; farm mechanisation is currently low with only 82 tractors, 231 power tillers and 50 agriculture pumpsets in the district.
- Animal husbandry is a major thrust: Dairy ₹5.57cr, Poultry ₹3.16cr and Sheep/goat/piggery ₹3.11cr, with piggery singled out for huge potential (livestock/poultry census 264961).
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture ₹4.49cr; sericulture and handloom are livelihood sources for many households, with 6 sericulture and 160 handloom/weaving cooperatives.
- Crop production potential of ₹131.72cr led by paddy (Kharif), plus cabbage, green peas, tomato, ginger, pineapple, banana and cauliflower.
- Formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under the Centre's scheme to form 1000 FPOs, promoted in line with the 'One District One Product' initiative.
Gaps the plan names
- No godowns, wholesale market, cold storage, rail link or processing units in the district, leaving post-harvest management severely limited.
- Heavy dependence on the monsoon and traditional cultivation methods, with negligible irrigation (net irrigated area only 2090 ha against 21650 ha available).
- Limited supply of improved breeds of cattle and pigs, shortage of concentrated feed and weak extension services holding back animal husbandry.
- Poor financial outreach with only 17 bank branches and a weak business-correspondent network; SHG financing is almost entirely by the RRB and needs correction.
- Some banks have stopped fresh KCC loans citing mounting overdue, even though KCC recovery is better than other sectors.
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What the plan promotes
- Fisheries is the single largest allied term-loan avenue at ₹8.29cr; district fish production was 9310 MT and the local food habit strongly favours fish.
- Farm mechanisation offers ₹7.21cr potential; farm mechanisation is currently low with only 82 tractors, 231 power tillers and 50 agriculture pumpsets in the district.
- Animal husbandry is a major thrust: Dairy ₹5.57cr, Poultry ₹3.16cr and Sheep/goat/piggery ₹3.11cr, with piggery singled out for huge potential (livestock/poultry census 264961).
- Plantation & horticulture including sericulture ₹4.49cr; sericulture and handloom are livelihood sources for many households, with 6 sericulture and 160 handloom/weaving cooperatives.
- Crop production potential of ₹131.72cr led by paddy (Kharif), plus cabbage, green peas, tomato, ginger, pineapple, banana and cauliflower.
- Formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under the Centre's scheme to form 1000 FPOs, promoted in line with the 'One District One Product' initiative.
Gaps the plan names
- No godowns, wholesale market, cold storage, rail link or processing units in the district, leaving post-harvest management severely limited.
- Heavy dependence on the monsoon and traditional cultivation methods, with negligible irrigation (net irrigated area only 2090 ha against 21650 ha available).
- Limited supply of improved breeds of cattle and pigs, shortage of concentrated feed and weak extension services holding back animal husbandry.
- Poor financial outreach with only 17 bank branches and a weak business-correspondent network; SHG financing is almost entirely by the RRB and needs correction.
- Some banks have stopped fresh KCC loans citing mounting overdue, even though KCC recovery is better than other sectors.
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