Boudhବୌଦ୍ଧ
4.41 lakh people. Larger than Iceland, the Seychelles, or Monaco. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 4,41,162 (4.41 lakh)
- Area
- 3,098 km²
- Headquarters
- Boudh
- Established
- 1994
₹1,212 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Boudh.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Boudh · PLP 2023-24
₹1,212 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹603 cr
MSME
₹248 cr
Others (incl. SHGs/JLGs)
₹118 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹113 cr
Boudh's NABARD plan for 2023-24 sizes total priority-sector credit at about ₹1,212 crore. Farming and its allied lines dominate: agriculture as a whole is roughly ₹767 crore (about 63% of the plan), while MSME is the next biggest block at ₹248 crore. Everything else — housing, education, exports, renewable energy, SHGs and social infrastructure — makes up the balance.
The single largest opportunity is ordinary crop farming at ₹603 crore, unsurprising in a district where paddy covers roughly 55% of cropped land (59,271 ha). On the investment side, the biggest bankable bets are farm mechanisation (₹34cr), fisheries (₹18cr), poultry (₹17cr), plantation & horticulture (₹13cr) and dairy (₹13cr) — with area-based schemes for farm mechanisation and dairy already running. Off the farm, look at MSME (₹248cr) across food, textile, metallurgical and engineering units, the handloom cluster of 6,000 weaver families and 30 weaver co-operatives, minor forest produce (sal/siali leaves), and housing (₹63cr).
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: unfinished irrigation projects, no soil-testing lab, thin veterinary cover, unbanked panchayats, and weak storage and marketing infrastructure. It calls for more branches, JLG/SHG lending, and subsidy-backed investment credit so entrepreneurs can move beyond paddy into higher-value crops and allied businesses.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates at ₹602.77cr — paddy fills about 55% of gross cropped area (59,271 ha); other crops are maize, ragi, mung, arhar, biri, kulthi, groundnut and mustard.
- Farm mechanisation is the single biggest investment-credit line at ₹34.26cr, backed by an area-based farm mechanisation scheme already running with banks and line departments.
- Fisheries (₹17.78cr) and poultry (₹16.66cr) are strong allied bets; market proximity has already pushed organised, commercial-level poultry, dairy and fisheries activity.
- Dairy at ₹12.95cr sits alongside an area-based dairy development scheme in implementation across the district.
- Plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) offers ₹13.34cr, with the PLP urging crop diversification from paddy to high-value horticultural crops.
- MSME potential of ₹248.22cr rides on food, metallurgical, textile, forest, engineering and chemical small units plus DIC training and handholding.
Gaps the plan names
- Irrigation projects need completion — the State Govt. is asked to prioritise this so productivity can rise.
- No soil-testing facility and weak veterinary infrastructure — both flagged for State Govt. action.
- Many Gram Panchayats are still unbanked — banks are urged to open brick-and-mortar branches and lend through JLGs and SHGs.
- Investment credit for horticulture and allied activities (dairy, poultry, fisheries) and storage infrastructure is too low and needs subsidy/interest-subvention support.
- Marketing and storage infrastructure must be scaled up to support crop diversification away from paddy.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates at ₹602.77cr — paddy fills about 55% of gross cropped area (59,271 ha); other crops are maize, ragi, mung, arhar, biri, kulthi, groundnut and mustard.
- Farm mechanisation is the single biggest investment-credit line at ₹34.26cr, backed by an area-based farm mechanisation scheme already running with banks and line departments.
- Fisheries (₹17.78cr) and poultry (₹16.66cr) are strong allied bets; market proximity has already pushed organised, commercial-level poultry, dairy and fisheries activity.
- Dairy at ₹12.95cr sits alongside an area-based dairy development scheme in implementation across the district.
- Plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) offers ₹13.34cr, with the PLP urging crop diversification from paddy to high-value horticultural crops.
- MSME potential of ₹248.22cr rides on food, metallurgical, textile, forest, engineering and chemical small units plus DIC training and handholding.
Gaps the plan names
- Irrigation projects need completion — the State Govt. is asked to prioritise this so productivity can rise.
- No soil-testing facility and weak veterinary infrastructure — both flagged for State Govt. action.
- Many Gram Panchayats are still unbanked — banks are urged to open brick-and-mortar branches and lend through JLGs and SHGs.
- Investment credit for horticulture and allied activities (dairy, poultry, fisheries) and storage infrastructure is too low and needs subsidy/interest-subvention support.
- Marketing and storage infrastructure must be scaled up to support crop diversification away from paddy.
Value-chain gaps
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About Boudh
Boudh district is an administrative and municipal district, one of thirty in Odisha, India. The district headquarters is located in the city of Boudh.
Source: Wikipedia — Boudh district
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