Senapatiꯁꯦꯅꯥꯄꯇꯤ ꯄꯅꯥ
4.79 lakh people. Larger than Brunei, Iceland, or the Seychelles. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 4,79,148 (4.79 lakh)
- Area
- 3,271 km²
- Headquarters
- Senapati
₹74 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Senapati.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Senapati · PLP 2023-24
₹74 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹21 cr
MSME
₹17 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹11 cr
Housing
₹11 cr
Senapati district (Manipur) has a total priority-sector credit potential of about 74.29 crore for 2023-24, published in a combined plan with neighbouring Kangpokpi. Agriculture is the biggest slice at 36.39 crore (about 49%) and MSME is second at 17.12 crore (about 23%), with housing adding another 10.60 crore.
Farming here is built on paddy as the main crop, backed by oil seeds, maize, pulses, chilly, potato and ginger, plus fruit like pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon and passion fruit. Crop loans alone are worth 21.04 crore, and plantation and horticulture (with sericulture) is the single largest investment line at 4.97 crore. The plan flags piggery and poultry as priority development schemes for the district (sheep-goat-piggery 1.38 crore, poultry 1.19 crore), while fish farming is a promising new activity supported by the fishery department and KVK. Food and agro processing offers 2.61 crore. On the non-farm side, handicrafts and handloom drive the MSME potential (13.11 crore of it in investment credit).
The PLP is candid about what holds the district back: weak banking outreach (it wants 4 shut Manipur Rural Bank branches reopened and new branches in seven unbanked blocks), poor roads, thin rural infrastructure (markets, irrigation, storage godowns), high loan defaults needing financial-literacy drives, and mostly dormant cooperatives that need reviving.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the predominant crop; other major crops are oil seeds, maize, pulses, chilly, potato and ginger, with fruit crops pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon and passion fruit; crop loans project 21.04 cr.
- Plantation & horticulture (including sericulture) is the largest term-loan line at 4.97 cr, reflecting the district's fruit-crop base.
- Piggery and poultry have been identified as Area Development Plans/Schemes and flagged as new and emerging economic activities of the district; sheep-goat-piggery projects 1.38 cr and poultry 1.19 cr.
- Dairy is a live cluster (89.88 lakh) supported by many dairy cooperatives across Songsong, Tadubi, Phaibung and Purul blocks.
- Fish farming is a new activity with considerable scope, with the fishery department and KVK introducing new techniques; fisheries project 0.24 cr and Tadubi block alone has 23 fishery cooperatives.
- MSME is the second-biggest sector at 17.12 cr (13.11 cr investment credit, 4.01 cr working capital), anchored by non-farm handicrafts and handloom livelihoods.
Gaps the plan names
- Financial outreach is a major problem; the district administration should pursue re-opening of 4 non-functional Manipur Rural Bank branches and expedite Composite Sub-Divisional Head Quarters in the unbanked blocks (T. Waichong, Willong, Paomata, Phaibung Khullen, Island, Saitu Gamphazol and Purul) to enable new bank branches.
- Poor road connectivity and poor condition of major roads is an area of concern.
- Considerable scope to improve basic rural infrastructure - rural connectivity, market development, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training support - and the state should tap NABARD's RIDF given its own revenue constraints.
- Animal husbandry and horticulture remain the major thrust area, with strong demand and large scope for market exploitation.
- High NPAs across sectors call for more Financial Literacy and Awareness Campaigns (FLAC); banks should also cover financially excluded areas.
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the predominant crop; other major crops are oil seeds, maize, pulses, chilly, potato and ginger, with fruit crops pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon and passion fruit; crop loans project 21.04 cr.
- Plantation & horticulture (including sericulture) is the largest term-loan line at 4.97 cr, reflecting the district's fruit-crop base.
- Piggery and poultry have been identified as Area Development Plans/Schemes and flagged as new and emerging economic activities of the district; sheep-goat-piggery projects 1.38 cr and poultry 1.19 cr.
- Dairy is a live cluster (89.88 lakh) supported by many dairy cooperatives across Songsong, Tadubi, Phaibung and Purul blocks.
- Fish farming is a new activity with considerable scope, with the fishery department and KVK introducing new techniques; fisheries project 0.24 cr and Tadubi block alone has 23 fishery cooperatives.
- MSME is the second-biggest sector at 17.12 cr (13.11 cr investment credit, 4.01 cr working capital), anchored by non-farm handicrafts and handloom livelihoods.
Gaps the plan names
- Financial outreach is a major problem; the district administration should pursue re-opening of 4 non-functional Manipur Rural Bank branches and expedite Composite Sub-Divisional Head Quarters in the unbanked blocks (T. Waichong, Willong, Paomata, Phaibung Khullen, Island, Saitu Gamphazol and Purul) to enable new bank branches.
- Poor road connectivity and poor condition of major roads is an area of concern.
- Considerable scope to improve basic rural infrastructure - rural connectivity, market development, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training support - and the state should tap NABARD's RIDF given its own revenue constraints.
- Animal husbandry and horticulture remain the major thrust area, with strong demand and large scope for market exploitation.
- High NPAs across sectors call for more Financial Literacy and Awareness Campaigns (FLAC); banks should also cover financially excluded areas.
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About Senapati
Senapati district is one of the 16 districts of the Indian state of Manipur. The present Senapati district was formed in December 2016, after spawning off the Sadar Hills region in the south into a separate Kangpokpi district. The district headquarter is located in the town of Senapati, also known as Tahamzam.
Source: Wikipedia — Senapati district
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