Kakchingꯀꯥꯛꯆꯤꯡ

What the plan promotes

• ▸Crop production for Kakching estimated at 66.88 Cr, led by paddy in the Kharif season with mono-cropping in vogue; other crops include oilseeds, maize, pulses, sugarcane, vegetables, potato and mushroom.
• ▸Fruit crops grown across the district: pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon and passion fruit, supporting horticulture and plantation lending (0.39 Cr term-loan line).
• ▸Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at 2.52 Cr; Kakching has 28 dairy cooperative societies and animal husbandry is flagged as a major thrust area.
• ▸Fisheries potential of 1.56 Cr, backed by the Pumlen Pat and Loktak-region rain-fed lakes; Kakching has 60 fishery cooperative societies, the most of any cooperative type in the district.
• ▸Piggery and poultry identified as Area Development Plans/Schemes for Kakching; the district counts 16 piggery and 17 poultry cooperative societies.
• ▸Food and agro processing pegged at 4.97 Cr under ancillary activities, with scope to use agricultural waste like paddy straw and rice husk.

Gaps the plan names

• ▸Financial outreach is weak: the plan urges opening 4 non-functional Manipur Rural Bank branches and completing Composite Sub-Divisional Head Quarters in unbanked blocks (T. Waichong, Willong, Paomata, Phaibung Khullen, Island, Saitu Gamphazol, Purul) to enable new bank branches.
• ▸High NPAs across sectors; the plan calls for more Financial Literacy and Awareness Camps (FLAC) to bring them down.
• ▸Poor road connectivity and the condition of major roads is a persistent concern for credit flow and development.
• ▸Gaps in basic rural infrastructure - rural connectivity, market development, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training - which the plan suggests funding through NABARD's Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
• ▸Many existing cooperative societies are defunct; the district needs a comprehensive action plan for their revival, reform and restructuring.