Serchhip
0.65 lakh people. Larger than Monaco or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 64,937 (0.65 lakh)
- Area
- 1,422 km²
- Headquarters
- Serchhip
₹91 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Serchhip.
Source: NABARD PLP 2021-22
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NABARD's plan for Serchhip · PLP 2021-22
₹91 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹30 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹30 cr
Housing
₹9 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹8 cr
For 2021-22, NABARD estimates Serchhip district can absorb about Rs 90.92 crore in priority-sector credit. Farming and allied activities make up the bulk at Rs 46.14 crore (about half the plan), while small businesses (MSME) account for Rs 30 crore - split as Rs 16.19 crore in term loans and Rs 13.82 crore in working capital.
The biggest farm opportunity is animal rearing: sheep, goat and piggery alone carry Rs 9.48 crore of potential, since almost every household keeps pigs and there is a 97-member Pig Farmers' Society. Dairy (Rs 4.45 crore, tied to the MULCO cooperative) and poultry (Rs 4.01 crore, backed by two hatcheries) add more. Horticulture is strong too - Rs 6.39 crore for plantation crops, with mandarin orange, pineapple, turmeric and ginger as the main crops and even Israeli orange varieties being trialled near Chite. Handloom weaving is the standout non-farm cluster: Thenzawl, the 'Manchester of Mizoram', has roughly 1,500 weaving families and a new Handloom Hub, feeding the Rs 30 crore MSME pool. Oranges, pineapple and ginger also have export demand from nearby Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The plan flags real hurdles: shifting Jhum cultivation and firewood deforestation, weak power supply (villages still need full electrification for pumps), poor roads, a thin banking network with only two petrol pumps, and a slaughter house built in 2013 that still sits idle. Only 7.65% of farmland is irrigated, so water-harvesting has plenty of headroom.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production credit projected at Rs 8.17 cr with thrust on covering all eligible and willing farmers through KCC; paddy is the main Kharif crop grown via Jhum on hills and WRC on the banks of the Mat River (the 'Rice Bowl' of Serchhip at Zawlpui)
- Sheep/Goat/Piggery is the single largest allied line at Rs 9.48 cr - piggery is taken up in almost every household backyard and there is a Pig Farmers' Society of 97 members
- Plantation & Horticulture including sericulture projected at Rs 6.39 cr under National Horticulture Mission; mandarin orange, pineapple, turmeric and ginger are the main horticultural crops, with exotic Israeli orange varieties distributed at Chite to farmers in Sialsir and Dawngzawl
- Dairy projected at Rs 4.45 cr - a Dairy Society supplies milk to the MULCO State Milk and Milk Producers cooperative; Poultry at Rs 4.01 cr backed by two district hatcheries (700 DOCs/day each) and a 50-bird layer unit
- MSME projected at Rs 30.00 cr (Rs 16.19 cr term loan + Rs 13.82 cr working capital); Thenzawl, known as the 'Manchester of Mizoram', has around 1,500 families in handloom weaving (main product: puan), with a NEDP Handloom Hub set up in the district
- Fisheries projected at Rs 3.86 cr - government water bodies and WRC paddy fields can be used for fish-cum-paddy culture, leased to SHGs/JLGs
Gaps the plan names
- Shifting (Jhum) cultivation is the most widely practiced form of agriculture; terrace cultivation needs to be adopted for long-run sustainability, and the rapid pace of deforestation for firewood is a matter of concern
- Lack of adequate power supply - all villages need to be electrified for satisfactory performance in the irrigation sector (only 34 of 35 villages electrified) and to run pump-sets
- Poor road connectivity and a poor banking network; only two petrol pumps in the entire district
- A slaughter house inaugurated in September 2013 remains non-operative after its trial run due to distance from township and resistance from the Butchers Association - the State Govt needs to functionalise it
- Only 7.65% of net sown area is under irrigation, leaving large scope for rain-water harvesting via joint/group farming and watershed programmes (DPAP/IWDP) that banks have not yet financed
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production credit projected at Rs 8.17 cr with thrust on covering all eligible and willing farmers through KCC; paddy is the main Kharif crop grown via Jhum on hills and WRC on the banks of the Mat River (the 'Rice Bowl' of Serchhip at Zawlpui)
- Sheep/Goat/Piggery is the single largest allied line at Rs 9.48 cr - piggery is taken up in almost every household backyard and there is a Pig Farmers' Society of 97 members
- Plantation & Horticulture including sericulture projected at Rs 6.39 cr under National Horticulture Mission; mandarin orange, pineapple, turmeric and ginger are the main horticultural crops, with exotic Israeli orange varieties distributed at Chite to farmers in Sialsir and Dawngzawl
- Dairy projected at Rs 4.45 cr - a Dairy Society supplies milk to the MULCO State Milk and Milk Producers cooperative; Poultry at Rs 4.01 cr backed by two district hatcheries (700 DOCs/day each) and a 50-bird layer unit
- MSME projected at Rs 30.00 cr (Rs 16.19 cr term loan + Rs 13.82 cr working capital); Thenzawl, known as the 'Manchester of Mizoram', has around 1,500 families in handloom weaving (main product: puan), with a NEDP Handloom Hub set up in the district
- Fisheries projected at Rs 3.86 cr - government water bodies and WRC paddy fields can be used for fish-cum-paddy culture, leased to SHGs/JLGs
Gaps the plan names
- Shifting (Jhum) cultivation is the most widely practiced form of agriculture; terrace cultivation needs to be adopted for long-run sustainability, and the rapid pace of deforestation for firewood is a matter of concern
- Lack of adequate power supply - all villages need to be electrified for satisfactory performance in the irrigation sector (only 34 of 35 villages electrified) and to run pump-sets
- Poor road connectivity and a poor banking network; only two petrol pumps in the entire district
- A slaughter house inaugurated in September 2013 remains non-operative after its trial run due to distance from township and resistance from the Butchers Association - the State Govt needs to functionalise it
- Only 7.65% of net sown area is under irrigation, leaving large scope for rain-water harvesting via joint/group farming and watershed programmes (DPAP/IWDP) that banks have not yet financed
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About Serchhip
Serchhip district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district occupies an area of 1421.60 km2. Serchhip town is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district came into existence on 15 September 1998, being carved out of the larger Aizawl District. Because of the way it was created it includes part of East Lungdar Tehsil and part of Thingsulthliah Tehsil.
Source: Wikipedia — Serchhip district
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