Pherzawlꯐꯦꯔꯓꯥꯎꯜ ꯄꯅꯥ
0.47 lakh people. Larger than Monaco or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 47,259 (0.47 lakh)
- Area
- 2,285 km²
- Headquarters
- Pherzawl
₹25 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Pherzawl.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Pherzawl · PLP 2023-24
₹25 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹10 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹7 cr
MSME
₹4 cr
Social infrastructure
₹1 cr
Pherzawl is a newly carved-out hill district in Manipur, published with Churachandpur in one combined NABARD plan. Its own credit potential for 2023-24 is about Rs 24.65 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture is roughly Rs 18.41 crore (about 75%) of the plan, while small businesses (MSME) account for Rs 4.33 crore (about 18%) - the rest is housing, education, renewable energy and self-help-group credit.
The clearest money-makers sit in the hills. Fruit and spice growing (plantation & horticulture) is the single biggest investment line at Rs 3.60 crore - the Thanlon, Tipaimukh and Vangai sub-divisions grow pineapple, orange, banana, lemon, passion fruit, arecanut and ginger, but almost none is processed today. Rearing pigs, goats and sheep is worth Rs 1.45 crore, and paddy and other crop production carries the largest single head at Rs 10 crore. Because the district records no processing units at all, agro and food processing (Rs 0.54 crore) and MSME term loans (Rs 2.81 crore) are wide-open early-mover openings.
The plan is blunt about the hurdles: Pherzawl has no bank branch of its own, so getting a loan means travelling out of district. It also flags missing cold storage, transport and postharvest facilities, poor supply of quality planting material, weak awareness of better crop varieties, high rural NPAs that scare off lenders, and a need to move farmers away from shifting (jhum) cultivation toward steadier integrated farming.
What the plan promotes
- Plantation & horticulture is the single largest investment head at Rs 3.60 cr - the hilly Pherzawl sub-divisions (Thanlon, Tipaimukh, Vangai) suit temperate fruit, vegetable, spice and medicinal crops; pineapple, orange, banana, lemon, passion fruit, arecanut and ginger are grown extensively.
- Sheep/goat/piggery term loans of Rs 1.45 cr are the biggest livestock opportunity; the district profile records a large indigenous pig population and active piggery and poultry cooperatives.
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing carries Rs 10.0 cr potential, led by paddy (net sown area 18,470 ha, cropping intensity ~106%).
- MSME potential of Rs 4.33 cr (term loan Rs 2.81 cr + working capital Rs 1.53 cr), aimed at micro enterprises in a district that so far has no processing units on record.
- Agro & food processing potential of Rs 0.54 cr - the PLP notes an absence of processing units and organized marketing, so first-mover processing and cold-chain units are a thrust area.
- Four FPOs approved for formation across the two districts under the 10,000-FPO scheme (three by DVARA Trust at Kangvai, Samulamlan and Thanlon; one by Environment Conservation Society at Saikot); one organic Spices FPO and two Animal Husbandry FPOs sanctioned.
Gaps the plan names
- Pherzawl district has NO bank branches at all, making financial outreach and accessibility one of the biggest constraints to development.
- Absence of processing units, postharvest technology and an organized marketing network; inadequate cold-storage and transport services hold back the district's rich horticulture.
- Lack of awareness of high-yielding varieties, improved technology and marketing intelligence, plus inadequate supply of quality planting material for commercial horticulture.
- High NPAs in rural branches make bankers reluctant to lend to small farmers; some banks have stopped fresh KCC issue citing overdue, and SHG financing is done almost entirely by the RRB.
- SAMIS reporting is not stabilised, so no branch reports in the prescribed format, making sub-sector achievement impossible to review; proliferation of MFIs and poor credit history further block fresh credit.
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What the plan promotes
- Plantation & horticulture is the single largest investment head at Rs 3.60 cr - the hilly Pherzawl sub-divisions (Thanlon, Tipaimukh, Vangai) suit temperate fruit, vegetable, spice and medicinal crops; pineapple, orange, banana, lemon, passion fruit, arecanut and ginger are grown extensively.
- Sheep/goat/piggery term loans of Rs 1.45 cr are the biggest livestock opportunity; the district profile records a large indigenous pig population and active piggery and poultry cooperatives.
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing carries Rs 10.0 cr potential, led by paddy (net sown area 18,470 ha, cropping intensity ~106%).
- MSME potential of Rs 4.33 cr (term loan Rs 2.81 cr + working capital Rs 1.53 cr), aimed at micro enterprises in a district that so far has no processing units on record.
- Agro & food processing potential of Rs 0.54 cr - the PLP notes an absence of processing units and organized marketing, so first-mover processing and cold-chain units are a thrust area.
- Four FPOs approved for formation across the two districts under the 10,000-FPO scheme (three by DVARA Trust at Kangvai, Samulamlan and Thanlon; one by Environment Conservation Society at Saikot); one organic Spices FPO and two Animal Husbandry FPOs sanctioned.
Gaps the plan names
- Pherzawl district has NO bank branches at all, making financial outreach and accessibility one of the biggest constraints to development.
- Absence of processing units, postharvest technology and an organized marketing network; inadequate cold-storage and transport services hold back the district's rich horticulture.
- Lack of awareness of high-yielding varieties, improved technology and marketing intelligence, plus inadequate supply of quality planting material for commercial horticulture.
- High NPAs in rural branches make bankers reluctant to lend to small farmers; some banks have stopped fresh KCC issue citing overdue, and SHG financing is done almost entirely by the RRB.
- SAMIS reporting is not stabilised, so no branch reports in the prescribed format, making sub-sector achievement impossible to review; proliferation of MFIs and poor credit history further block fresh credit.
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About Pherzawl
Pherzawl district is located in the southern part of the state of Manipur. It is bounded on the east by Churachandpur District; on the north by Tamenglong District, Noney District and Jiribam district; on the west by the Cachar District of Assam and on the South by Sinlung Hills, Mizoram. Pherzawl District has approximately 200 villages.
Source: Wikipedia — Pherzawl district
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