Saiha
0.57 lakh people. Larger than Monaco or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 56,574 (0.57 lakh)
- Area
- 1,400 km²
- Headquarters
- Siaha
₹63 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Saiha.
Source: NABARD PLP 2021-22
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NABARD's plan for Saiha · PLP 2021-22
₹63 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹25 cr
MSME
₹22 cr
Housing
₹7 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹5 cr
Saiha (Siaha), one of Mizoram's smallest and most economically backward districts, has a NABARD credit plan of about ₹62.89 crore for 2021-22. Farming and allied work dominate: agriculture accounts for ₹32.96 crore (52%) and MSME for ₹21.50 crore (34%), with the rest in housing, informal-sector lending, education, social infrastructure and renewable energy.
The biggest concrete opportunities are in livestock and horticulture. Sheep-goat-piggery (₹6.36 cr), poultry (₹4.82 cr) and fisheries (₹3.79 cr) together dwarf every other allied line, reflecting a mostly non-vegetarian population. Plantation and horticulture carry ₹5.91 crore across 162 ha - orange, banana, mango, pineapple, passion fruit, oil palm and dragon fruit. Crop loans of ₹5.19 crore cover paddy, maize, ginger (48 ha) and turmeric. On the enterprise side, ₹21.50 crore is spread over 601 micro units - handloom, readymade garments and embroidery, steel fabrication, wooden furniture, plus food processing like spice/turmeric masala units and rice mills. Housing adds ₹6.75 crore, concentrated in Siaha town, the district's administrative hub.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: there is no processing plant, so growers resort to distress selling; roads are poor and much farmland is unreachable; there are no farm-machinery dealers or repair outlets; and dairy animals must be bought from outside. Poor power, water, communication and skilled-labour gaps limit any larger industry.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit of ₹5.19cr under KCC across 263 ha - paddy (WRC & jhum rice), maize, ginger (48 ha, ₹1.24cr) and turmeric, plus bird's eye chilli, tomato and cabbage
- Plantation & horticulture term loans of ₹5.91cr across 162 ha - orange, banana, mango, pineapple, lemon, passion fruit, arecanut, oil palm, dragon fruit and anthurium floriculture
- Sheep, goat & piggery term loans of ₹6.36cr - the single largest allied line, plus poultry ₹4.82cr (broiler units under NABARD's ITDP run by World Vision India) and fisheries ₹3.79cr (piggery/pisciculture in valleys)
- Dairy term loans of ₹2.10cr (5-animal and 2-animal crossbred HF units + KCC working capital); NABARD sanctioned a ₹1.50cr District Veterinary Hospital at Saiha under RIDF XXIV
- MSME credit of ₹21.50cr for 601 micro units - handloom weaving and knitting, readymade garments & embroidery, steel fabrication, wooden furniture, and services like DTP, mobile repair and offset printing
- Food & agro processing loans of ₹0.60cr - spice/turmeric masala-making units and rice/husk/bran mills; MFPRTC training suggested for entrepreneurs
Gaps the plan names
- No processing plant in the district, forcing farmers into distress selling of horticulture produce; lack of market is the main reason for low production
- Poor connectivity and hilly, undulating terrain leave most farm areas inaccessible; more farm-link roads needed (via RIDF) to reach markets and collection centres
- No commercial outlets or dealers for farm machinery; repair/service centres and custom hiring centres are absent and need establishing at district headquarters
- MSME growth blocked by remoteness, poor roads/power/communication, scarce raw materials, lack of skilled manpower and land-acquisition issues; skill development and infrastructure needed
- Milch animals are procured from outside the district, raising unit cost and adaptability risk; a cattle breeding farm and feed/fodder (cattle feed plant) are needed
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What the plan promotes
- Crop credit of ₹5.19cr under KCC across 263 ha - paddy (WRC & jhum rice), maize, ginger (48 ha, ₹1.24cr) and turmeric, plus bird's eye chilli, tomato and cabbage
- Plantation & horticulture term loans of ₹5.91cr across 162 ha - orange, banana, mango, pineapple, lemon, passion fruit, arecanut, oil palm, dragon fruit and anthurium floriculture
- Sheep, goat & piggery term loans of ₹6.36cr - the single largest allied line, plus poultry ₹4.82cr (broiler units under NABARD's ITDP run by World Vision India) and fisheries ₹3.79cr (piggery/pisciculture in valleys)
- Dairy term loans of ₹2.10cr (5-animal and 2-animal crossbred HF units + KCC working capital); NABARD sanctioned a ₹1.50cr District Veterinary Hospital at Saiha under RIDF XXIV
- MSME credit of ₹21.50cr for 601 micro units - handloom weaving and knitting, readymade garments & embroidery, steel fabrication, wooden furniture, and services like DTP, mobile repair and offset printing
- Food & agro processing loans of ₹0.60cr - spice/turmeric masala-making units and rice/husk/bran mills; MFPRTC training suggested for entrepreneurs
Gaps the plan names
- No processing plant in the district, forcing farmers into distress selling of horticulture produce; lack of market is the main reason for low production
- Poor connectivity and hilly, undulating terrain leave most farm areas inaccessible; more farm-link roads needed (via RIDF) to reach markets and collection centres
- No commercial outlets or dealers for farm machinery; repair/service centres and custom hiring centres are absent and need establishing at district headquarters
- MSME growth blocked by remoteness, poor roads/power/communication, scarce raw materials, lack of skilled manpower and land-acquisition issues; skill development and infrastructure needed
- Milch animals are procured from outside the district, raising unit cost and adaptability risk; a cattle breeding farm and feed/fodder (cattle feed plant) are needed
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About Saiha
Siaha district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the northwest by Lunglei district, on the north and west by Lawngtlai District and on the south and east by Myanmar. The district occupies an area of 1399.9 km2. Siaha town is the administrative headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council. The population had Increased from 56,574 to 67,658. It is the least populous district of Mizoram.
Source: Wikipedia — Siaha district
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