Lawngtlai
1.18 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 1,17,894 (1.18 lakh)
- Area
- 2,557 km²
- Headquarters
- Lawngtlai
₹104 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Lawngtlai.
Source: NABARD PLP 2021-22
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NABARD's plan for Lawngtlai · PLP 2021-22
₹104 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹41 cr
MSME (micro, small & medium enterprises)
₹36 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹11 cr
Housing
₹11 cr
Lawngtlai, Mizoram's southernmost and least-developed district, has a total priority-sector credit potential of about Rs.103.65 crore for 2021-22. Farming and allied work make up the largest share at Rs.53.51 crore (about 52%), with MSME the next biggest at Rs.36.47 crore (about 35%).
The farm money is spread across a few clear opportunities. Crop loans of Rs.11.02 crore back paddy (both valley wet-rice and jhum), maize, ginger, turmeric, tomato and sugarcane, mainly in the fertile Thega and Tuichawng valleys of the Chamdur Valley Project. Livestock is the standout term-loan cluster: Rs.11.61 crore for pig, goat and sheep rearing (pork is the favourite local meat), Rs.8.24 crore for poultry, Rs.6.65 crore for fisheries and Rs.3.93 crore for dairy. Plantation and horticulture add Rs.7.65 crore, including the famous Kawlchaw mango. Food processing (pickles, turmeric/spice masala, rice mills) is small at Rs.0.54 crore but has room to grow, and bamboo covers 91% of the district's land.
The MSME side is limited to small cottage, village and handloom/handicraft units, since the district is remote with weak power, roads and markets. The PLP flags real gaps: no fertilizer or farm-machinery dealers, poor irrigation upkeep, household-only food processing with bad packaging, no veterinary hospital, shortage of animal feed, and no technical college. Housing (Rs.10.80 crore) rounds out the plan.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loan of Rs.11.02cr led by paddy: 140 ha wet rice cultivation (Rs.1.12cr) and 60 ha jhum paddy, plus maize, ginger (65 ha), turmeric, tomato, sugarcane and chilli; WRC potential of 11,405 ha of which only 2,556 ha is developed under the Chamdur Valley Project in the western Thega and Tuichawng valleys
- Sheep/goat/piggery term loans of Rs.11.61cr - pork is the favourite meat and piggery is a backyard activity in most village households; poultry Rs.8.24cr with broiler and layer units (State Poultry Farm at Mampui village; World Vision India promoting poultry for 50 households under NABARD's Integrated Tribal Development Programme)
- Plantation & horticulture term loans of Rs.7.65cr including medicinal & aromatic plants; Kawlchaw mango (Rangkuai) is a famous local variety grown in the district
- Fisheries term loans of Rs.6.65cr and dairy Rs.3.93cr (50 crossbred HF dairy animals); NABARD has sanctioned Rs.90 lakh under RIDF XXIII for a District Veterinary Hospital at Lawngtlai
- Food & agro processing potential of Rs.0.54cr - 5 pickle/food & vegetable units, 5 spices & turmeric masala-making units and 2 rice/husk/bran mills; calls to organise farmers into FPOs and set up ginger/turmeric processing units
- MSME credit of Rs.36.47cr for 897 micro/small units (cottage, village and tiny industries); handloom, bamboo and handicraft are supported by MKVIB, ZOHANDCO, MIFCO and ZIDCO; PMEGP disbursed Rs.161.54 lakh to 74 beneficiaries and MUDRA Rs.821.13 lakh to 403 beneficiaries in 2019-20
Gaps the plan names
- No reliable dealers for fertilizers, seeds or farm equipment and no commercial outlet/repair facility for farm machinery in the district; majority of farmers remain deprived of credit and unaware of crop-loan schemes, and PMFBY crop insurance is not properly implemented
- Large gap between irrigation potential created and utilised due to poor operation & maintenance and hilly terrain; only 33 minor irrigation projects, WRC land needs developing (8,849 of 11,405 ha still undeveloped) and more minor irrigation under RIDF plus Water User Associations are needed
- Food/agro-processing is stuck at household level with no large players - poor packaging (handmade, no mechanised machines), weak infrastructure and low entrepreneurship; public-private partnership, cold chains and marketing networks are required
- Weak MSME base from remoteness, poor power and road connectivity, water supply, high labour cost and lack of skilled manpower, raw materials and organised markets; district needs proper power/all-weather roads, market sheds, Stand Up India/MUDRA push and a Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI)
- Livestock productivity is low from deficiency of feed & fodder (milk per-capita only 6 gm/day vs 240 recommended); no veterinary hospital (only 4 dispensaries), milch animals procured from outside the district, and a Cattle Feed Plant / breeding farm is needed
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loan of Rs.11.02cr led by paddy: 140 ha wet rice cultivation (Rs.1.12cr) and 60 ha jhum paddy, plus maize, ginger (65 ha), turmeric, tomato, sugarcane and chilli; WRC potential of 11,405 ha of which only 2,556 ha is developed under the Chamdur Valley Project in the western Thega and Tuichawng valleys
- Sheep/goat/piggery term loans of Rs.11.61cr - pork is the favourite meat and piggery is a backyard activity in most village households; poultry Rs.8.24cr with broiler and layer units (State Poultry Farm at Mampui village; World Vision India promoting poultry for 50 households under NABARD's Integrated Tribal Development Programme)
- Plantation & horticulture term loans of Rs.7.65cr including medicinal & aromatic plants; Kawlchaw mango (Rangkuai) is a famous local variety grown in the district
- Fisheries term loans of Rs.6.65cr and dairy Rs.3.93cr (50 crossbred HF dairy animals); NABARD has sanctioned Rs.90 lakh under RIDF XXIII for a District Veterinary Hospital at Lawngtlai
- Food & agro processing potential of Rs.0.54cr - 5 pickle/food & vegetable units, 5 spices & turmeric masala-making units and 2 rice/husk/bran mills; calls to organise farmers into FPOs and set up ginger/turmeric processing units
- MSME credit of Rs.36.47cr for 897 micro/small units (cottage, village and tiny industries); handloom, bamboo and handicraft are supported by MKVIB, ZOHANDCO, MIFCO and ZIDCO; PMEGP disbursed Rs.161.54 lakh to 74 beneficiaries and MUDRA Rs.821.13 lakh to 403 beneficiaries in 2019-20
Gaps the plan names
- No reliable dealers for fertilizers, seeds or farm equipment and no commercial outlet/repair facility for farm machinery in the district; majority of farmers remain deprived of credit and unaware of crop-loan schemes, and PMFBY crop insurance is not properly implemented
- Large gap between irrigation potential created and utilised due to poor operation & maintenance and hilly terrain; only 33 minor irrigation projects, WRC land needs developing (8,849 of 11,405 ha still undeveloped) and more minor irrigation under RIDF plus Water User Associations are needed
- Food/agro-processing is stuck at household level with no large players - poor packaging (handmade, no mechanised machines), weak infrastructure and low entrepreneurship; public-private partnership, cold chains and marketing networks are required
- Weak MSME base from remoteness, poor power and road connectivity, water supply, high labour cost and lack of skilled manpower, raw materials and organised markets; district needs proper power/all-weather roads, market sheds, Stand Up India/MUDRA push and a Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI)
- Livestock productivity is low from deficiency of feed & fodder (milk per-capita only 6 gm/day vs 240 recommended); no veterinary hospital (only 4 dispensaries), milch animals procured from outside the district, and a Cattle Feed Plant / breeding farm is needed
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About Lawngtlai
Lawngtlai is a town located in the southern part of Mizoram, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Lawngtlai district and is home to the Pawi people, also known as the Hakha Chin people. Lawngtlai celebrates a variety of indigenous festivals, such as the Hlukhla Kut, similar to that of the Chapchar Kut celebrated elsewhere in the state.
Source: Wikipedia — Lawngtlai
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