Chandelꯆꯥꯟꯗꯦꯜ ꯄꯅꯥ
1.44 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 1,44,182 (1.44 lakh)
- Area
- 3,313 km²
- Headquarters
- Chandel
- Established
- 1974
₹102 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Chandel.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Chandel · PLP 2023-24
₹102 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹52 cr
MSME
₹24 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹9 cr
Informal credit delivery (SHGs/JLGs)
₹4 cr
Chandel is a hilly, tribal aspirational district in Manipur, published in a combined plan with neighbouring Tengnoupal. For 2023-24, NABARD sees about 101.52 crore of bankable lending potential in Chandel. Farming and allied work make up the bulk at roughly 64.98 crore (about 64%), while small businesses (MSME) are the next big block at 24.35 crore (about 24%), split into 20.70 crore of term loans and 3.66 crore of working capital.
The single largest opportunity is crop lending at 52.31 crore — paddy is the main crop, with maize, ginger, pineapple, passion fruit, potato and chillies also grown. Beyond crops, the plan points to clear clusters: livestock (sheep/goat/piggery 1.96 crore, poultry 1.56 crore, dairy 0.49 crore), plantation & horticulture (2.67 crore, backed by NABARD's Tribal Development Programme), agro & food processing (1.80 crore) and weaving/handicraft, where Chandel has 141 weaving cooperatives and a NABARD Rural Mart at Pallei. FPOs are being promoted in piggery and poultry through the Centre for Women and Girls.
The plan is candid about what holds Chandel back: the poor National Highway 102, very low Kisan Credit Card coverage, thin banking presence, missing rural infrastructure (markets, storage, irrigation), too few industries and schools, banks missing even half their credit targets, and pressure from shifting cultivation and deforestation.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production is the anchor at 52.31 Cr; paddy is the main crop (shifting cultivation still dominant, some settled/terrace cultivation), alongside maize, oilseeds, pulses, potato, ginger, pineapple, banana, chillies, turmeric and passion fruit.
- Animal husbandry is a named thrust area: sheep/goat/piggery term loans 1.96 Cr, poultry 1.56 Cr and dairy 0.49 Cr; piggery and poultry are flagged as Area Development Plans/Schemes for Chandel.
- Plantation & horticulture term loans of 2.67 Cr, supported by NABARD's Tribal Development Programme in Chandel for land-based horticulture livelihoods.
- MSME potential of 24.35 Cr (term loan 20.70 Cr, working capital 3.66 Cr), with weaving and handicraft the dominant local trades (141 weaving cooperatives in Chandel).
- Agro & food processing potential of 1.80 Cr, tapping local produce like pineapple, ginger and passion fruit.
- NABARD Skill Development covering 304 unemployed youth in Chandel through TATA Strive.
Gaps the plan names
- Poor road communication, especially the bad condition of NH-102 that links the district to other states and Myanmar; improving connectivity is expected to lift credit flow across sectors.
- Very low KCC coverage and poor access of farmers to institutional credit; need to issue ATM-cum-Debit/Rupay KCC cards to all farmers and widen KCC coverage.
- Weak banking presence and infrastructure gaps in rural connectivity, markets, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training support.
- Lack of industries, quality schools and colleges, hospitals, police stations and sanitary facilities across the two districts.
- Many banks are not achieving even 50% of their Annual Credit Plan target, and SHG financing is done almost entirely by the RRB, which needs correction.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production is the anchor at 52.31 Cr; paddy is the main crop (shifting cultivation still dominant, some settled/terrace cultivation), alongside maize, oilseeds, pulses, potato, ginger, pineapple, banana, chillies, turmeric and passion fruit.
- Animal husbandry is a named thrust area: sheep/goat/piggery term loans 1.96 Cr, poultry 1.56 Cr and dairy 0.49 Cr; piggery and poultry are flagged as Area Development Plans/Schemes for Chandel.
- Plantation & horticulture term loans of 2.67 Cr, supported by NABARD's Tribal Development Programme in Chandel for land-based horticulture livelihoods.
- MSME potential of 24.35 Cr (term loan 20.70 Cr, working capital 3.66 Cr), with weaving and handicraft the dominant local trades (141 weaving cooperatives in Chandel).
- Agro & food processing potential of 1.80 Cr, tapping local produce like pineapple, ginger and passion fruit.
- NABARD Skill Development covering 304 unemployed youth in Chandel through TATA Strive.
Gaps the plan names
- Poor road communication, especially the bad condition of NH-102 that links the district to other states and Myanmar; improving connectivity is expected to lift credit flow across sectors.
- Very low KCC coverage and poor access of farmers to institutional credit; need to issue ATM-cum-Debit/Rupay KCC cards to all farmers and widen KCC coverage.
- Weak banking presence and infrastructure gaps in rural connectivity, markets, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training support.
- Lack of industries, quality schools and colleges, hospitals, police stations and sanitary facilities across the two districts.
- Many banks are not achieving even 50% of their Annual Credit Plan target, and SHG financing is done almost entirely by the RRB, which needs correction.
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About Chandel
Chandel district is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. Its headquarters is the town of Chandel. In December 2016, a part of the district was split to establish the new Tengnoupal district. The district is mainly populated by Anāl Naga Tribe and other Naga tribes namely Moyon, Chothe, Maring among others.
Source: Wikipedia — Chandel district
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