Jharsugudaଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା
5.80 lakh people. Larger than Malta, the Maldives, or Brunei. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 5,79,505 (5.80 lakh)
- Area
- 2,081 km²
- Headquarters
- Jharsuguda
- Established
- 1994
₹2,690 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Jharsuguda.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Jharsuguda · PLP 2023-24
₹2,690 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹1,587 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹576 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹234 cr
Others
₹108 cr
Jharsuguda's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes the district's bankable potential at about Rs 2,690 crore. Unusually for a rural plan, farming is the smaller share: agriculture is roughly Rs 857 crore (32%) while MSME dominates at Rs 1,587 crore (59%). This reflects Jharsuguda's industrial character - it is one of Odisha's most developed districts, home to big minerals, metals, cement and power players like Vedanta Aluminium, TRL Krosaki, MCL, Ultra-Tech and OPGC, plus the new Veer Surendra Sai Airport and the Jharsuguda-Sardega coal railway corridor.
On the farm side, crop loans (mostly paddy, with groundnut, maize, ginger, chilli and sugarcane) account for about Rs 576 crore. The biggest term-loan opportunities are farm mechanisation (Rs 126 crore), plantation and horticulture (Rs 33 crore) and dairy (Rs 32 crore), with smaller lines for poultry, sheep/goat/piggery and fisheries. Ginger from the Lakhanpur block is a notable local specialty. Housing credit adds about Rs 105 crore.
The plan flags clear gaps: irrigation projects, soil-testing and veterinary facilities remain incomplete; many Gram Panchayats are still unbanked; and storage and cold-chain infrastructure for horticulture and allied products is thin. It urges a shift from paddy monoculture toward high-value horticulture, backed by better marketing and storage, plus more SHG/JLG lending and stronger bank coordination to actually deploy this credit.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the main crop; groundnut, maize, ginger, chilli, sugarcane and pulses are also important. Part of the Lakhanpur block is specially known for ginger cultivation.
- MSME gets the biggest credit projection (Rs 1586.92 cr, 59% of the plan) - the district hosts major industries in minerals, metals, cement and power like TRL Krosaki, Vedanta Aluminium, MCL, Ultra-Tech and OPGC.
- Farm mechanisation is the largest agri term-loan line at Rs 126.12 cr, followed by plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) at Rs 33.07 cr.
- Dairy leads livestock investment credit at Rs 32.05 cr, with poultry Rs 8.28 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs 9.76 cr.
- NABARD developmental initiatives: promotion of Farmer Producers Organisations (FPOs) and Off-Farm Producers Organisations (OFPOs), direct marketing through Rural Marts, MEDP and LEDP training for SHGs, and E-Shakti digitisation of SHGs.
- Thrust areas for the plan are MSME, Housing (Rs 105.30 cr) and SHG credit, with more thrust on increasing SHG loan sizes as per Govt. of Odisha directives.
Gaps the plan names
- Completion of irrigation projects, development of soil-testing facilities and veterinary infrastructure need to be taken up by the State Govt. on priority.
- Banks need to open brick-and-mortar branches in unbanked Gram Panchayats and facilitate financing through JLGs and SHGs.
- Investment credit for horticulture and allied activities (dairy, poultry, fisheries) and storage infrastructure needs to be increased and accelerated using GoI and State subsidy and interest-subvention schemes.
- Crop diversification from traditional paddy to non-paddy / high-value horticultural crops in medium and high lands, with upscaled marketing and storage infrastructure to raise credit absorption.
- Close coordination among all stakeholders is required to implement the plan, and bank reporting systems need strengthening for effective review in BLBC/DCC meetings.
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the main crop; groundnut, maize, ginger, chilli, sugarcane and pulses are also important. Part of the Lakhanpur block is specially known for ginger cultivation.
- MSME gets the biggest credit projection (Rs 1586.92 cr, 59% of the plan) - the district hosts major industries in minerals, metals, cement and power like TRL Krosaki, Vedanta Aluminium, MCL, Ultra-Tech and OPGC.
- Farm mechanisation is the largest agri term-loan line at Rs 126.12 cr, followed by plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) at Rs 33.07 cr.
- Dairy leads livestock investment credit at Rs 32.05 cr, with poultry Rs 8.28 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs 9.76 cr.
- NABARD developmental initiatives: promotion of Farmer Producers Organisations (FPOs) and Off-Farm Producers Organisations (OFPOs), direct marketing through Rural Marts, MEDP and LEDP training for SHGs, and E-Shakti digitisation of SHGs.
- Thrust areas for the plan are MSME, Housing (Rs 105.30 cr) and SHG credit, with more thrust on increasing SHG loan sizes as per Govt. of Odisha directives.
Gaps the plan names
- Completion of irrigation projects, development of soil-testing facilities and veterinary infrastructure need to be taken up by the State Govt. on priority.
- Banks need to open brick-and-mortar branches in unbanked Gram Panchayats and facilitate financing through JLGs and SHGs.
- Investment credit for horticulture and allied activities (dairy, poultry, fisheries) and storage infrastructure needs to be increased and accelerated using GoI and State subsidy and interest-subvention schemes.
- Crop diversification from traditional paddy to non-paddy / high-value horticultural crops in medium and high lands, with upscaled marketing and storage infrastructure to raise credit absorption.
- Close coordination among all stakeholders is required to implement the plan, and bank reporting systems need strengthening for effective review in BLBC/DCC meetings.
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About Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda district is a district in Odisha, India with Jharsuguda town as its headquarters. This region is rich in coal and other mineral reserves. Of late, many small and medium scale iron and steel units have been set up in the vicinity of Jharsuguda town, giving impetus to the industrial growth of the district.
Source: Wikipedia — Jharsuguda district
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