Bathindaਬਠਿੰਡਾ
13.9 lakh people. Larger than Estonia, Mauritius, or Fiji. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 13,88,525 (13.9 lakh)
- Headquarters
- Bathinda
₹12,239 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bathinda.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Bathinda · PLP 2023-24
₹12,239 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹5,224 cr
MSME
₹2,065 cr
Housing
₹1,517 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,448 cr
Bathinda's NABARD plan for 2023-24 estimates ₹12,238.54 crore of priority-sector lending potential. Farming and its allied lines dominate at ₹7,889.31 crore (about 65% of the plan), while small businesses (MSME) add ₹2,064.85 crore — the rest is housing (₹1,516.80 cr), education, informal SHG/JLG credit and other lines.
The biggest single opportunity is everyday crop production, maintenance and marketing at ₹5,223.96 crore — this is heartland wheat, paddy and cotton country in the Malwa region, with Kinnow, guava and grapes as fruit crops. Beyond raw farming, dairy is the standout allied bet at ₹658.41 crore, followed by farm machinery (₹282.58 cr) and micro-irrigation/water works (₹201.16 cr). Food and agro processing plus ancillary services (feeding PACS, agri clinics and cooperatives) carry another ₹1,034 crore, matching the plan's push toward FPOs like the 373-member Bathinda Farmers Producers Company at Behman Dewana. On the industry side, the district's rice shellers, cotton ginning units, oil expellers, flour mills and tractor-accessory makers underpin the ₹2,064.85 crore MSME number — though most of that is working capital, not new investment.
The plan's own warnings: term (investment) lending keeps missing target and sits far below the 30% mark banks should hit; soil is degrading through erosion, water-logging and sand dunes; veterinary infrastructure is thin for the growing livestock activity; and too few SHGs, tenant farmers and oral lessees are credit-linked.
What the plan promotes
- Wheat, paddy and cotton are the major crops; other crops include oilseeds, gram and vegetables, with Kinnow, guava, grapes and ber as the main horticulture crops in the Malwa region
- Crop production is the single biggest opportunity at ₹5223.96 cr (43% of the whole plan), reflecting 64.05% of the district population depending on agriculture
- Dairy is the largest allied-sector term-loan line at ₹658.41 cr, followed by farm mechanisation ₹282.58 cr and water resources (micro-irrigation) ₹201.16 cr
- Agro-based industries already set up include rice shellers, cotton ginning units, oil expellers, flour mills, agriculture-implement manufacturers and tractor-accessory / electrical-goods units, feeding an MSME potential of ₹2064.85 cr
- Bathinda Farmers Producers Company Ltd (Behman Dewana), promoted by ACF and supported by NABARD with 373 members across 27 villages, procures foodgrains and sells seed, cattle feed, organic mango, mustard oil, pheromone traps and wheat flour
- NABARD supports a Rural Mart at Buladewala village for Women SHGs and the 'Towards Climate Resilient Livestock Production System in Punjab' project run with the Punjab government
Gaps the plan names
- Investment (term) credit has fallen short of target and the share of term loans is much below the expected 30% level — banks need to lend more under term loans, especially to agriculture allied activities
- The district suffers from soil degradation such as soil erosion, water logging and sand dunes, and reclamation of cultivable soil has reached a point of saturation
- Veterinary hospitals and clinics need strengthening so that farmers taking up allied activities can get effective treatment for their animals
- More SHGs and JLGs need to be credit-linked through coordinated efforts between NRLM / NGOs and banks under the informal credit delivery system
- Better financial-inclusion coverage of oral lessees and tenant farmers (via the Joint Liability Group mode) is needed, along with better monitoring and review at BLBC and DCC meetings to drive capital formation
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What the plan promotes
- Wheat, paddy and cotton are the major crops; other crops include oilseeds, gram and vegetables, with Kinnow, guava, grapes and ber as the main horticulture crops in the Malwa region
- Crop production is the single biggest opportunity at ₹5223.96 cr (43% of the whole plan), reflecting 64.05% of the district population depending on agriculture
- Dairy is the largest allied-sector term-loan line at ₹658.41 cr, followed by farm mechanisation ₹282.58 cr and water resources (micro-irrigation) ₹201.16 cr
- Agro-based industries already set up include rice shellers, cotton ginning units, oil expellers, flour mills, agriculture-implement manufacturers and tractor-accessory / electrical-goods units, feeding an MSME potential of ₹2064.85 cr
- Bathinda Farmers Producers Company Ltd (Behman Dewana), promoted by ACF and supported by NABARD with 373 members across 27 villages, procures foodgrains and sells seed, cattle feed, organic mango, mustard oil, pheromone traps and wheat flour
- NABARD supports a Rural Mart at Buladewala village for Women SHGs and the 'Towards Climate Resilient Livestock Production System in Punjab' project run with the Punjab government
Gaps the plan names
- Investment (term) credit has fallen short of target and the share of term loans is much below the expected 30% level — banks need to lend more under term loans, especially to agriculture allied activities
- The district suffers from soil degradation such as soil erosion, water logging and sand dunes, and reclamation of cultivable soil has reached a point of saturation
- Veterinary hospitals and clinics need strengthening so that farmers taking up allied activities can get effective treatment for their animals
- More SHGs and JLGs need to be credit-linked through coordinated efforts between NRLM / NGOs and banks under the informal credit delivery system
- Better financial-inclusion coverage of oral lessees and tenant farmers (via the Joint Liability Group mode) is needed, along with better monitoring and review at BLBC and DCC meetings to drive capital formation
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About Bathinda
Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Muktsar district on the west, Barnala and Mansa districts on the east, and the state of Haryana on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.
Source: Wikipedia — Bathinda district
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