Balangirବଲାଙ୍ଗୀର
16.5 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 16,48,997 (16.5 lakh)
- Area
- 6,575 km²
- Headquarters
- Balangir
₹3,928 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Balangir.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Balangir · PLP 2023-24
₹3,928 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹1,722 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,333 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹300 cr
Others
₹293 cr
Bolangir (Balangir) district in western Odisha has a total priority-sector credit potential of Rs.3,928 crore for 2023-24, up about 15.6% over last year's target. The money splits almost evenly between two engines: agriculture at Rs.1,726 crore (44%) and MSME at Rs.1,722 crore (44%), with housing, SHG lending and other sectors making up the rest.
Farming is the backbone. Crop loans alone are worth Rs.1,333 crore, mostly for paddy (grown on about half the cropped area), plus maize, pulses, cotton, sugarcane and onion. On top of that sit term loans for allied lines: farm mechanisation (Rs.106 crore), dairy (Rs.48 crore), poultry (Rs.47 crore) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs.35 crore). Food and agro-processing adds another Rs.31 crore, building on the 65 grain and oil processing units already running.
Outside farming, MSME is the biggest single opportunity, though industry is thin: just three large units (defence production, alloyed steel, granite slab/tiles) plus handloom and handicraft clusters around Bolangir, Patnagarh and Titlagarh. Housing (Rs.137 crore) and SHG loans (Rs.245 crore) are named thrust areas.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: only 40% irrigation (it wants the Lower Suktel project finished), too few scientific storage structures so farmers sell in distress, poor land records that block investment loans, over-reliance on paddy instead of high-value crops, and a weak Regional Rural Bank.
What the plan promotes
- Farm credit potential of Rs.1633.28 crore, dominated by a Rs.1332.88 crore crop loan for paddy (52% of cropped area), maize, pulses, cotton, sugarcane and onion in a district where 53% of land is net sown
- MSME is the single largest opportunity at Rs.1722.49 crore (43.85% of the plan); District Industries Centre offers training and hand-holding, and the district's few large units are in defence production, alloyed steel and granite slab/tiles
- Dairy (Rs.48.31 cr), poultry (Rs.46.74 cr) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs.34.66 cr) term-loan potential, with NABARD promoting Sorted/Sexed Semen and Bulk Milk Cooler units
- Farm mechanisation term loans of Rs.106.44 crore, the biggest allied sub-line
- Food and agro-processing potential of Rs.31.38 crore, building on 65 rice/flour/dal/oil/tea/coffee processing units already in the district
- Housing thrust area with Rs.137.02 crore potential, in line with the Housing for All goal
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate assured irrigation (only 40% irrigation potential); PLP urges completing long-pending projects like the Lower Suktel project and all major, medium and minor irrigation works
- Wide gap between potential yield and farmer-level yield, needing adoption of appropriate technology
- Lack of scientific storage structures, causing distress sales; PLP asks banks and Govt. to push the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) for post-harvest infrastructure
- Poor land records inhibit investment credit for agriculture, food processing and MSME projects
- Weak crop diversification, with over-dependence on traditional paddy instead of high-value crops promoted by the Horticulture department
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What the plan promotes
- Farm credit potential of Rs.1633.28 crore, dominated by a Rs.1332.88 crore crop loan for paddy (52% of cropped area), maize, pulses, cotton, sugarcane and onion in a district where 53% of land is net sown
- MSME is the single largest opportunity at Rs.1722.49 crore (43.85% of the plan); District Industries Centre offers training and hand-holding, and the district's few large units are in defence production, alloyed steel and granite slab/tiles
- Dairy (Rs.48.31 cr), poultry (Rs.46.74 cr) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs.34.66 cr) term-loan potential, with NABARD promoting Sorted/Sexed Semen and Bulk Milk Cooler units
- Farm mechanisation term loans of Rs.106.44 crore, the biggest allied sub-line
- Food and agro-processing potential of Rs.31.38 crore, building on 65 rice/flour/dal/oil/tea/coffee processing units already in the district
- Housing thrust area with Rs.137.02 crore potential, in line with the Housing for All goal
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate assured irrigation (only 40% irrigation potential); PLP urges completing long-pending projects like the Lower Suktel project and all major, medium and minor irrigation works
- Wide gap between potential yield and farmer-level yield, needing adoption of appropriate technology
- Lack of scientific storage structures, causing distress sales; PLP asks banks and Govt. to push the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) for post-harvest infrastructure
- Poor land records inhibit investment credit for agriculture, food processing and MSME projects
- Weak crop diversification, with over-dependence on traditional paddy instead of high-value crops promoted by the Horticulture department
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
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About Balangir
Balangir district, also called Bolangir district, is a district situated in Odisha state of India. The district has an area of 6,575 km2 (2,539 sq mi), and a population of 1,648,997. The town of Balangir is the district headquarters. The composition of the land is predominantly rural. Other important towns in Balangir district are Titlagarh, Patnagarh, Kantabanji, Loisingha, Saintala, Belpada, Tushra, Agalpur, Deogaon, Chudapali, Biripali, Bhalumunda, Bangomunda, Sindhekela, Kansil, Turekela and Muribahal.
Source: Wikipedia — Balangir district
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