Kendraparaକେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା
14.4 lakh people. Larger than Estonia, Mauritius, or Fiji. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 14,40,361 (14.4 lakh)
- Area
- 2,644 km²
- Headquarters
- Kendrapara
₹4,657 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Kendrapara.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Kendrapara · PLP 2023-24
₹4,657 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,943 cr
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹1,662 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹413 cr
Others
₹377 cr
Kendrapara's NABARD plan for 2023-24 estimates about Rs 4,657 crore of priority-sector lending potential. Farming and allied activities make up the bulk at Rs 2,426 crore (roughly 52%), with small businesses (MSME) close behind at Rs 1,662 crore.
Crop loans are the single biggest slice at Rs 1,943 crore (41% of the plan) - this is a paddy, mung, black gram, sugarcane, jute and vegetable belt on Odisha's east coast, with groundnut as the main oilseed and coconut the key horticulture crop. Beyond crops, the standout opportunities are dairy (Rs 130 crore), backed by 211 dairy cooperatives, and fisheries (Rs 91 crore) along the 48 km coastline from Dhamra Muhan to Batighar. Food and agro processing (Rs 27 crore) covers milk-processing, cattle/fish-feed and snack units, and the state is planning a Food Park at Pattamundai and treating Marshaghi (near Paradip Port) as an agro-processing growth centre. On the non-farm side, MSME money flows into rice/chuda/dal/flour mills, boat making, oil ghanis, garments and the emerging Paradip-Chadikhole industrial corridor; housing adds another Rs 158 crore.
The plan's own warnings: irrigation projects remain unfinished, there is no soil-testing at panchayat level, storage is short (forcing distress sale), veterinary cover is thin, and industrial estates lack reliable power - all limiting how much of this credit can actually be absorbed.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates at Rs 1942.90 cr (41% of the plan) - paddy, mung, black gram, sugarcane, jute (now down to 580 ha) and vegetables; groundnut is the main oilseed and coconut the key horticulture crop
- Dairy is the largest allied opportunity at Rs 129.58 cr - the district has 211 dairy cooperative societies and 17 milk collection centres; a Milk Processing Unit and 5000-litre Bulk Milk Cooler are named in the food-processing plan
- Fisheries potential of Rs 91.45 cr across marine, inland and brackish water - the district has a 48 km coastline (Dhamra Muhan to Batighar), 36 fishermen societies and 30,300 MT fish production
- Food & agro processing potential of Rs 27.05 cr - named units include a Milk Processing Unit (85 lakh), Dehydrated Mushroom, Cattle/Fish feed and a Mixture-and-snacks unit; Marshaghi (linked to Paradip Port) flagged as an agro-processing growth centre
- MSME credit of Rs 1661.75 cr - agro-processing (rice, chuda, dal, flour, bakery, spice units), boat making, oil mills (Ghanis), garments, cement works and IT kiosks; DIC Kendrapara is the nodal agency and 1911 Udyog Aadhaar units are registered
- GoO is planning a Food Park at Pattamundai over 12-14 acres with likely investment of Rs 15-20 crore to seed agro/food-processing industry
Gaps the plan names
- Assured irrigation is incomplete - all ongoing major, medium and minor irrigation projects need to be finished to expand the area under assured irrigation
- No soil-testing facility at gram-panchayat level and gaps in issuing soil health cards to farmers
- Yield gap between potential and farmer-level output persists for want of improved farm machinery, quality seed, training and capacity building; crop diversification from traditional to high-value/demand-based crops is needed
- Shortage of scientific storage structures forces distress sale - more storage is needed so farmers get a remunerative price
- Weak ground-level veterinary services - additional para-veterinarians, LI centres and veterinary dispensaries required
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates at Rs 1942.90 cr (41% of the plan) - paddy, mung, black gram, sugarcane, jute (now down to 580 ha) and vegetables; groundnut is the main oilseed and coconut the key horticulture crop
- Dairy is the largest allied opportunity at Rs 129.58 cr - the district has 211 dairy cooperative societies and 17 milk collection centres; a Milk Processing Unit and 5000-litre Bulk Milk Cooler are named in the food-processing plan
- Fisheries potential of Rs 91.45 cr across marine, inland and brackish water - the district has a 48 km coastline (Dhamra Muhan to Batighar), 36 fishermen societies and 30,300 MT fish production
- Food & agro processing potential of Rs 27.05 cr - named units include a Milk Processing Unit (85 lakh), Dehydrated Mushroom, Cattle/Fish feed and a Mixture-and-snacks unit; Marshaghi (linked to Paradip Port) flagged as an agro-processing growth centre
- MSME credit of Rs 1661.75 cr - agro-processing (rice, chuda, dal, flour, bakery, spice units), boat making, oil mills (Ghanis), garments, cement works and IT kiosks; DIC Kendrapara is the nodal agency and 1911 Udyog Aadhaar units are registered
- GoO is planning a Food Park at Pattamundai over 12-14 acres with likely investment of Rs 15-20 crore to seed agro/food-processing industry
Gaps the plan names
- Assured irrigation is incomplete - all ongoing major, medium and minor irrigation projects need to be finished to expand the area under assured irrigation
- No soil-testing facility at gram-panchayat level and gaps in issuing soil health cards to farmers
- Yield gap between potential and farmer-level output persists for want of improved farm machinery, quality seed, training and capacity building; crop diversification from traditional to high-value/demand-based crops is needed
- Shortage of scientific storage structures forces distress sale - more storage is needed so farmers get a remunerative price
- Weak ground-level veterinary services - additional para-veterinarians, LI centres and veterinary dispensaries required
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Kendrapara
Kendrapara district is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak district, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Jagatsinghpur District, on the west by Cuttack District and on the northwest by Jajpur District.
Source: Wikipedia — Kendrapara district
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