Thoubalꯊꯧꯕꯥꯜ ꯄꯅꯥ
4.22 lakh people. Larger than Iceland, the Seychelles, or Monaco. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 4,22,168 (4.22 lakh)
- Area
- 514 km²
- Headquarters
- Thoubal
₹313 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Thoubal.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Thoubal · PLP 2023-24
₹313 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹204 cr
MSME
₹37 cr
Housing
₹31 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹21 cr
Thoubal district's 2023-24 credit plan sizes up about 312.79 crore of bankable opportunity. Farming and allied work make up roughly three-quarters of it (233.31 crore, ~75%), while small businesses (MSME) are the next big slice at 36.52 crore (~12%).
Crop loans alone account for 203.99 crore — paddy is the main crop, alongside oilseeds, maize, pulses, sugarcane, vegetables, potato and mushroom. Beyond field crops, three clusters stand out. Fisheries lead the allied term loans at 5.70 crore, helped by the Loktak, Ikop, Pumlen and Waithou lakes and 28 fishery cooperatives. Animal husbandry is a stated thrust area: piggery and poultry are flagged as special development schemes, with sheep-goat-piggery (4.25 crore), dairy (3.86 crore) and poultry (3.24 crore) all backed by large pig and poultry populations. Food and agro-processing carries 6.37 crore, building on about 50 rice/flour/oil units and under-used paddy straw and rice husk. Fruit (pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon, passion fruit) and handloom (1,885 societies) add further scope, and housing is a sizeable non-farm line at 30.80 crore.
The plan's own warnings: weak banking reach (4 idle rural-bank branches and several unbanked blocks), high bad-loan levels needing more financial-literacy camps, poor roads, thin rural infrastructure (markets, irrigation, storage), and mostly defunct cooperatives that need reviving.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans are the single largest opportunity at 203.99 cr — paddy is the main Kharif crop, with oilseeds, maize, pulses, sugarcane, vegetables, potato and mushroom also grown across a net sown area of about 27,200 ha (142.9% cropping intensity).
- Fruit crops are a strong horticulture cluster: pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon and passion fruit grown in the districts, feeding the plantation & horticulture (0.97 cr) and food-processing lines.
- Fisheries carry the biggest allied term-loan potential at 5.70 cr, backed by good fishing grounds in the Loktak/Ikop/Pumlen/Waithou lake and river system and 28 fishery cooperatives.
- Animal husbandry is a named thrust area: piggery and poultry are flagged as Area Development Plans/Schemes, with sheep-goat-piggery 4.25 cr, dairy 3.86 cr and poultry 3.24 cr; livestock census shows large cross-bred pig (43,388) and poultry-fowl (409,935) populations.
- Food and agro processing is the top ancillary opportunity at 6.37 cr — there are about 50 food (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea) processing units, and paddy straw and rice husk are noted as under-used agri-waste for value addition.
- MSME investment credit of 27.39 cr targets the handloom (1,885 societies in Thoubal), handicraft and small-industry base of the district.
Gaps the plan names
- Weak financial outreach: the district administration should help open 4 non-functional Manipur Rural Bank branches and complete 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 — more Financial Literacy and Awareness Camps (FLAC) are needed to bring them down.
- Poor road connectivity and the condition of major roads is a continuing concern for credit flow and development.
- Basic rural infrastructure gaps — rural connectivity, market development, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training support — with RIDF (NABARD) suggested to fund these given the state's revenue constraints.
- Banks need to cover the financially excluded areas of the district, including oral lessees and tenant farmers via JLGs, to trigger the plan.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans are the single largest opportunity at 203.99 cr — paddy is the main Kharif crop, with oilseeds, maize, pulses, sugarcane, vegetables, potato and mushroom also grown across a net sown area of about 27,200 ha (142.9% cropping intensity).
- Fruit crops are a strong horticulture cluster: pineapple, orange, banana, papaya, lemon and passion fruit grown in the districts, feeding the plantation & horticulture (0.97 cr) and food-processing lines.
- Fisheries carry the biggest allied term-loan potential at 5.70 cr, backed by good fishing grounds in the Loktak/Ikop/Pumlen/Waithou lake and river system and 28 fishery cooperatives.
- Animal husbandry is a named thrust area: piggery and poultry are flagged as Area Development Plans/Schemes, with sheep-goat-piggery 4.25 cr, dairy 3.86 cr and poultry 3.24 cr; livestock census shows large cross-bred pig (43,388) and poultry-fowl (409,935) populations.
- Food and agro processing is the top ancillary opportunity at 6.37 cr — there are about 50 food (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea) processing units, and paddy straw and rice husk are noted as under-used agri-waste for value addition.
- MSME investment credit of 27.39 cr targets the handloom (1,885 societies in Thoubal), handicraft and small-industry base of the district.
Gaps the plan names
- Weak financial outreach: the district administration should help open 4 non-functional Manipur Rural Bank branches and complete 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 — more Financial Literacy and Awareness Camps (FLAC) are needed to bring them down.
- Poor road connectivity and the condition of major roads is a continuing concern for credit flow and development.
- Basic rural infrastructure gaps — rural connectivity, market development, irrigation, storage godowns, extension services and training support — with RIDF (NABARD) suggested to fund these given the state's revenue constraints.
- Banks need to cover the financially excluded areas of the district, including oral lessees and tenant farmers via JLGs, to trigger the plan.
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About Thoubal
Thoubal district is one of the sixteen districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. This district is bounded by Imphal East on the north, Kangpokpi District and Tengnoupal District districts on the east, Kakching district on the south and Imphal West district on the west. The district occupies an area of 324 km2. The population as of 2011 is 286,687. Thoubal town is the district headquarters. This district is known for Khongjom, where the last battle of the independence of Manipur was fought in April 1891 against the British army.
Source: Wikipedia — Thoubal district
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